摘要:

The possible benefits of the workplace experience for women were examined in terms of four determinants; rewards and concerns intrinsic to the job, rewards and concerns extrinsic to the job, social support and cynicism as a measure of attitude. Benefits were identified in terms of three psychological well-being measures: self-esteem, depression and quality of life and in terms of one physical well-being measure: symptomatology. Data were obtained from one hundred and twenty Canadian women in managerial or professional occupations and in clerical-type occupations. Analyses consisted of correlations and hierarchical multiple regression. Intrinsic factors were generally related to psychological well-being while extrinsic factors were more closely associated with physical health. Findings with regard to the beneficial effects of social support in the workplace were not specific, however a cynical attitude can influence the value of the work role, with effects being particularly marked in the clerical group. Because of its relationship with health, it is recommended that cynicism is included in future women's studies.

ISSN:0363-0242    

DOI:10.1300/J013v20n03_01

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1993

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

Approximately 80 million women worldwide have undergone surgery for circumcision. A variety of health risks resulting from the procedure have been reported in the literature including: bleeding, infection, shock, difficulties with menstruation and urination as well as painful intercourse. Prolonged labor and perinatal difficulties have also been noted. After an extensive literature review, a description of gynecological and obstetrical complications is provided. We had the opportunity to survey 12 Somali refugee women who were temporarily residing in a refugee center in Western New York about their personal experience with circumcision. We were interested in determining whether this convenient sample of women substantiated the clinical sequelae of circumcision reported in the literature. Structured inteaviews were conducted and included questions on sociodernographic, circumcision and health factors. Our findings, however limited, support the presence of heavy bleeding at the time of the surgery as a complication arising from circumcision.

ISSN:0363-0242    

DOI:10.1300/J013v20n03_02

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1993

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

Although physical, psychological, and social problems for children born to women denied abortion have been identified, little attention has been paid to the role that close childspacing might play in contributing to those problems. Small childspacing intervals (less than two years) have been linked to numerous physical, psychological, and social problems for mother and child. Using secondary analysis, this study examines the characteristics of 596 mothers who sought abortions in 1987 by race and age. Nearly 25% of these mothers had at least one child under two years of age. Abortion patients with such young children were more likely to be Black and have low incomes than abortion patients with older children. More than half of the mothers studied had more than two children. The findings suggest that a substantial number of children born to women denied access to abortion would be closely spaced, with the resulting adverse health consequences falling more heavily on subpopulations of abortion patients already at higher risk for negative perinatal and neonatal outcomes.

ISSN:0363-0242    

DOI:10.1300/J013v20n03_03

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1993

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

Women in the United States experience pregnancy in the context of more medical interventions than ever before. Procreative technologies can enhance both the range of choices for women and the possibility of greater social control of women's choices. Sometimes procreative technologies are a matter of routine, not choice. New developments in genomic research and prenatal diagnosis may lead to the routinization of further medical interventions in pregnancy. Women increasingly may lose the freedom to choose not to use prenatal tests or the information they provide. This article is drawn from a study of women's experiences of pregnancy. The women's stories and two examples of recent news reports demonstrate some of the pressures women face as they attempt to make choices about pregnancy and motherhood The examples indicate that women face subtle and overt pressures on their "choices."

ISSN:0363-0242    

DOI:10.1300/J013v20n03_04

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1993

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

In May, 1972, seven Chicago women were arrested and charged with performing illegal abortions. Over the course of the preceding five years, the members of Jane, as this illegal abortion collective was denoted, had arranged, assisted and performed nearly 15,000 illegal abortions. The very fact that Jane existed as long as it did and assisted as many women as it did, was evidence of the central role that abortion and other reproductive decisions play in women's daily lives. Jane began amid the political and social discontent of the late 1960s. Like the Chicago Women's Liberation Union, Jane was founded by women helping other women. This action was, in effect, a continuation of the centuries old women's health network. Records of the Chicago Women's Liberation Union, words and deeds of the city's feminists and interviews with members of Jane, permit a consideration of important medical, philosophical and historical issues that surround the turbulent issue of abortion. In this setting the boundaries between and definitions of lay and medical practitioners become indistinct, the differences between women-centered and physician-centered medical care become more obvious, and at the very least Jane provides evidence of a model system by which women a generation ago successfully confronted restrictive abortion practices.

ISSN:0363-0242    

DOI:10.1300/J013v20n03_05

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1993

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

No abstract available for this article.

ISSN:0363-0242    

DOI:10.1300/J013v20n03_06

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1993

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

No abstract available for this article.

ISSN:0363-0242    

DOI:10.1300/J013v20n03_07

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1993

数据来源: Taylor