9780306438448 - Infertility: Perspectives from Stress and Coping Research (Springer Series on Stress and Coping) (7 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Used; Like New. New York, 1991; blue cloth covered boards; boards lightly scuffed; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; previous owner's name on free front end paper; interior pages in like new condition; interior clean and unmarked; 240 pages.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:0306438445.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:0306438445.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Ex-library hardcover (no jacket) in good condition. Light scores and minor edgewear to the hardcover; label taped across spine foot. Stamp and pen mark on the page block. Stamps on front pastedown and title page. Correction fluid and residue on FEP. Text is clear and the binding is sound. CM. Used.

Zustand: New. In.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - As a researcher whose work focuses largely on the causes and conse quences of unwanted pregnancy, I may appear to be an unlikely candidate to write a foreword to a book on infertility. Yet, many of the themes that emerge in the study of unwanted pregnancy are also apparent in the study of infertility. Moreover, this volume is an important contribution to the literature on fertility, women's health issues, and health psychology in general, all topics with which I have been closely involved over the past two decades. Neither pregnancy nor its absence is inherently desirable: The occurrence of a pregnancy can be met with joy or despair, and its absence can be a cause of relief or anguish. Whether or not these states are wanted, the conscious and unconscious meanings attached to pregnancy and in fertility, the responses of others, the perceived implications of these states, and one's expectations for the future all are critical factors in determining an individual's response. In addition, both unwanted pregnancy and failure to conceive can be socially stigmatized, evoking both overt and subtle social disapproval. Fur ther, they involve not only the woman, but her partner, and potentially the extended family. Finally, both of these reproductive issues have been poorly researched. Because both are emotionally charged and socially stigmatized events, they are difficult to study. Much of the early literature relied on anecdotal or case reports.