An Ideological Analysis of Breastfeeding in Contemporary America

Disciplining the Maternal Body

Jenni M Simon author Loreen N Olson author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Lexington Books

Published:19th Dec '19

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An Ideological Analysis of Breastfeeding in Contemporary America cover

An Ideological Analysis of Breastfeeding in Contemporary America: Disciplining the Maternal Body analyzes the discourses involved in the pro-breastfeeding, “breast is best” paradigm, highlighting how such politically charged rhetoric restrains women’s ability to make the choices that are best for them and their families. Loreen Olson and Jenni M. Simon combat the idea that is so often espoused by medical professionals, researchers, and society at large: to be a good parent, one must provide breast milk to the infant in order for the baby to grow into a healthy, productive citizen. By exposing the biases present, Olson and Simon advocate for the need to make discursive space for all parents and all feeding choices. Scholars of communication, rhetoric, gender and women’s studies, and feminism will find this book particularly useful.

ISBN: 9781498531290

Dimensions: 238mm x 160mm x 17mm

Weight: 408g

152 pages