Child sexual abuse is a global problem that negatively affects many women and girls. As such, it has long been of concern to feminists, and…

Women and Depression: Recovery and Resistance takes a welcome look at women’s experiences of living well after depression. Lafrance argues that the social construction of…

Many women find mothering a shocking experience in terms of the extremity of feelings it provokes, and the profound changes it seems to prompt in…

The increase in numbers of single people has been described as one of the greatest social phenomena of western society. Most women will spend periods…

Accounting for Rape presents an original perspective on the subject of rape, focusing on both female and male sexual violence. The authors investigate everyday beliefs…

Pregnancy provides a very public, visual confirmation of femininity. It is a time of rapid physical and psychological adjustment for women and is surrounded by…

Wendy Hollway explores a subject that is largely absent from the topical literature on care. Humans are not born with a capacity to care, and…

Managing the Monstrous Feminine takes a unique approach to the study of the material and discursive practices associated with the construction and regulation of the…

Are scientific 'facts' about body image enough to define conceptions of normality

Reassessing Experimental Psychology from a critical perspective, Sylvia Blood demonstrates how its research into…

Gender Talk provides a powerful case for the application of discursive psychology and conversation analysis to feminism, guiding the reader through cutting edge debates and…