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Making 'Postmodern' Mothers

Pregnant Embodiment, Baby Bumps and Body Image

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  • © 2012

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Authors:
  1. Meredith Nash

    1. University of Tasmania, Australia

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Part of the book series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences (GSSS)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Meredith Nash
    Pages 1-10

  3. The Research Story

    • Meredith Nash
    Pages 11-22

  4. Theories, Frameworks and Debates

    • Meredith Nash
    Pages 23-40

  5. ‘In-between’ Pregnant Bodies

    • Meredith Nash
    Pages 41-61

  6. Visibly Pregnant Bodies

    • Meredith Nash
    Pages 62-83

  7. Dressing and Maternity Fashion

    • Meredith Nash
    Pages 84-130

  8. Eating for Two?

    • Meredith Nash
    Pages 131-167

  9. Exercise

    • Meredith Nash
    Pages 168-202

  10. Conclusion

    • Meredith Nash
    Pages 203-207

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 208-247
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Based on interviews with pregnant women, this book provides a multi-disciplinary empirical account of pregnant embodiment and how it relates to wider sociological and feminist discourses about gender, bodies, 'fitness', 'fat', celebrity and motherhood.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Tasmania, Australia

    Meredith Nash

About the author

MEREDITH NASH is a Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Tasmania, Australia.

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