ISBN:
9780429677007
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xii, 145 Seiten)
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Illustrationen, Diagramme
Series Statement:
Bodies and lives
Series Statement:
Bodies and Lives Ser.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Stone, Pamela Kendall Bodies and lives in Victorian England
DDC:
305.4094109034
Keywords:
Women-Great Britain-History-19th century
;
Sex role-Great Britain-History-19th century
;
Great Britain-Social life and customs-History-19th century
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Electronic books
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Großbritannien
;
Frau
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Geschlechterrolle
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Soziale Wirklichkeit
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Geschichte 1837-1901
Abstract:
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Why a Book on Victorian Women's Bodies? -- Theoretical Frameworks -- The Victorian Era: An Overview -- Note -- References -- Chapter 2 Science, Evolution, and the Female Sex -- Introduction -- Biological Determinism -- Female Bodies as Subjects of Victorian Science -- Sexuality and Social Ideals -- To Sum Up -- Questions to Consider -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 Girlhood, Adolescence, and Sexuality -- Introduction -- Education and the Debate Over Women's Minds and Bodies -- Class and Health -- Shaping the Young Woman -- To Sum Up -- Questions to Consider -- Note -- References -- Chapter 4 The Good Mother and the Proper Wife: Marriage, Pregnancy, and Motherhood -- Introduction -- Marriage and the Construction of the Family -- Maternal Experiences -- To Sum Up -- Questions to Consider -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5 Matriarchs, Menopause, and Death -- Introduction -- Victorian Women at Midlife -- The Victorian Widow -- To Sum Up -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6 Victorian Bodies, Modern Issues -- Conclusions: Science and Culture Revisited -- Contemporary Relevance -- Note -- References -- Index.
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Literaturangaben
URL:
https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429398735
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429398735
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