Through its themes of subjectivity, surgery, and self-stylization this book critically examines the cultural constraints and incitements that shape the practice of cosmetic surgery by older people. The book problematizes anti-ageing discourses to provide a nuanced descriptive, ethical, and political reading of ‘older’ identity politics nested within the contemporary ethico-political terrain of self-care.A New Ethic of ‘Older’ aims to de-territorialize the ‘older’ subject from normative discourses of ageing and theorize becoming ‘older’. Evidence of an active cultural politics of ‘older’ emerges from the critically reflexive engagement of older people with cosmetic surgery. This engagement constitutes a ‘cutting critique’ of ageing discourses enmeshed in an aesthetic mode of subjectivation that underpins ‘a new ethics of old age’.The book will appeal to those in the fields of Cultural Gerontology, Ageing Studies, Critical Psychology, Sociology, and Cultural Geography. The methodological approach will be of interest to academics and students exploring the application of Foucault’s work on care of the self to contemporary contexts and practices.
Why did certain domestic murders fire the Victorian imagination? In her analysis of literary and cultural representations of this phenomenon across genres, Bridget Walsh traces how the perception of the domestic murderer changed across the nineteenth century and suggests ways in which the public appetite for such crimes was representative of wider social concerns. She argues that the portrayal of domestic murder did not signal a consensus of opinion regarding the domestic space, but rather reflected significant discontent with the cultural and social codes of behaviour circulating in society, particularly around issues of gender and class. Examining novels, trial transcripts, medico-legal documents, broadsides, criminal and scientific writing, illustration and, notably, Victorian melodrama, Walsh focuses on the relationship between the domestic sphere, so central to Victorian values, and the desecration of that space by the act of murder. Her book encompasses the gendered representation of domestic murder for both men and women as it tackles crucial questions related to Victorian ideas of nationhood, national health, political and social inequality, newspaper coverage of murder, unstable and contested models of masculinity and the ambivalent portrayal of the female domestic murderer at the fin de siècle.
For Bridget Praytor, every woman's magazine on the supermarket checkout line rack and every weight loss book on the Internet promised magic: a perfect body in a month, if she just followed this week's fad diet. But how long could someone eat only grapefruit, only beef, or only cabbage soup? At the drugstore, boxes of "magic pills" promised "Lose 10 Pounds in a Week " in a huge font that nearly-but not quite-distracted her from the tiny "may cause death or permanent health problems" warning. The gym promised her health and happiness-so why after torturing herself on the treadmill two hours every day, did she feel fat and miserable? Then, after spending most of her adulthood giving in to the seductive call of convenience-store powdered donuts (small, cute, and six to a cellophane package), drinking twelve-packs of diet soda to try to fill herself up, taking diet pills, buying every kind of magic protein shake imaginable, running in a marathon without training for it, training three hours a day for an Ironman just to try to lose weight, and spending hours at the gym because she felt guilty about her weight (followed by evenings of guilt-eating because all that gym time cut into being with her family), Bridget's life changed in an instant. Rear-ended by a driver who hadn't noticed the light had turned red, Bridget was devastated to learn that she wouldn't be able to exercise strenuously for months. No more ironman. No more treadmill. No more no-pain, no-gain excessive workouts. The only thing she could even do at the gym (where a little free childcare-salvation for a mother of three children under four-came with the membership) was sit in the hot tub. And so she sat. And listened to people talk as they sat next to her. And started to think. Beautiful women were calling their toned bodies "saggy." Buff men were pinching invisible fat. Women who had just worked out for two hours were spending the next hour talking about how they hated the very bodies that they'd just worked out, the bodies that had birthed their children, the bodies that took them where they needed to go. How could all these people think such negative things about their bodies? Bridget wondered. And then, How can I say and think such terrible things about mine? Over the course of the next several months, as Bridget changed her mindset about her body, her weight, her goals, and the meaning of "healthy," her body changed, too. Pounds started to melt away. The "magic" she'd been searching for didn't exist in a fad diet, a pill, a surgeon's office, or even the gym. The magic had been inside her all along. And it's inside you, too. The Hot Tub Diet is a book for anyone who is tired of diets that don't work, tired of punishing exercises, tired of buying shoes because only accessories "look cute" on you, and tired of feeling bad about yourself-and anyone who is ready to change your mindset, feel confident, and finally have a body you love.
Explores the burgeoning menstrual advocacy movement and analyzes how law should evolve to take menstruation into account. Approximately half the population menstruates for a large portion of their lives, but the law is mostly silent about the topic. Until recently, most people would have said that periods are private matters not to be discussed in public. But the last few years have seen a new willingness among advocates and allies of all ages to speak openly about periods. Slowly around the globe, people are recognizing the basic fundamental human right to address menstruation in a safe and affordable way, free of stigma, shame, or barriers to access. Menstruation Matters explores the role of law in this movement. It asks what the law currently says about menstruation (spoiler alert: not much) and provides a roadmap for legal reform that can move society closer to a world where no one is held back or disadvantaged by menstruation. Bridget J. Crawford and Emily Gold Waldman examine these issues in a wide range of contexts, from schools to workplaces to prisons to tax policies and more. Ultimately, they seek to transform both law and society so that menstruation is no longer an obstacle to full participation in all aspects of public and private life.
Explores the burgeoning menstrual advocacy movement and analyzes how law should evolve to take menstruation into account. Approximately half the population menstruates for a large portion of their lives, but the law is mostly silent about the topic. Until recently, most people would have said that periods are private matters not to be discussed in public. But the last few years have seen a new willingness among advocates and allies of all ages to speak openly about periods. Slowly around the globe, people are recognizing the basic fundamental human right to address menstruation in a safe and affordable way, free of stigma, shame, or barriers to access. Menstruation Matters explores the role of law in this movement. It asks what the law currently says about menstruation (spoiler alert: not much) and provides a roadmap for legal reform that can move society closer to a world where no one is held back or disadvantaged by menstruation. Bridget J. Crawford and Emily Gold Waldman examine these issues in a wide range of contexts, from schools to workplaces to prisons to tax policies and more. Ultimately, they seek to transform both law and society so that menstruation is no longer an obstacle to full participation in all aspects of public and private life.
We arrive at Book Four, having worked through the first three books of the Ancient Wisdom series which record the timeless wisdom of the ancient Light Beings, OSIRIS and ISIS, and we receive the communications from what is described as the totality of the GODHEAD Consciousness. This is referred to as AN. From this dimension of Light, we enjoy the raised resonance of truth. Astounding though the facts may be, we are fascinated by the correct history of our planet, the creation of human beings, and the true nature of Divinity. This supports our growth as we reconnect to our Soul Intent. Our personal return to the Light of our Divine Origins, as the Monad, follows naturally on from this. By way of definition, the Beings of the Angelic Realm are those who came to Earth in ancient times past, from other planets or stars, to physically advance life on Earth, and the reasons for this unfolds in this book. It is these Beings of Light, in Spirit form, who communicate with us at this time. The Archangelic Beings are the Beings who have mostly remained outside of Earth, and who play a powerfully supportive role, rather than the physically active role of their Angelic counterparts, in our planetary development and progress. The other Beings mentioned, are all generally known of as Angelic, other than the GODHEAD Consciousness, which is AN. We begin the recorded communications in this book with a fairly broad expanse of communications from some of the most energetically powerful Light Beings. The diverse communications provide us with some very interesting background information, and allow us to get used to different styles of communication from Spirit. These, in conjunction with the earlier publications: "Book One: The Upliftment of Consciousness", "Book Two: ISIS Mysteries of love and Life Volume I", and "Book Three: ISIS Mysteries of love and Life Volume II, serve us well in creating a new paradigm within which we can begin to more fully appreciate the following: - The truth. - Who we are as Souls, and where we come from. - Our Monadic Intent. - The nature of the consciousness of the GODHEAD. - Earth's origins. - Our outer-planetary connections. - The correct creation story. - Correct Earth history. - Why information has been distorted. - Who is responsible for this distortion, and why. - Who benefits from the physical and/or mental enslavement of humanity. - Understanding resonance relative to Ascension. - The nature of ourselves, as Divine Beings. - How to reclaim our true power. - What we are doing on Earth. - The importance of living on Earth during this modern period of time. - The importance of re-activating our DNA. - How DNA relates to Living Ascension, or spiritualised physicality. - The evolution process. - How the Angelics arrived here, and where they came from. - The nature and function of the Angels, Archangels and the Elohim. - The Universal importance of physical Earth life. - How and why physical life forms are advanced Universally. - Our relationship to other life forms in the Universe. - Other planets and stars of importance to Earth. - That unconditional love is the key to everything. - The importance of the end of this cycle of time. - How, when and why time begins again, in a new cycle. Clearly the subject matter which the Light Beings cover is vast, involved and extremely interesting. We trust that all readers will benefit from it as much as we have done in communicating it, hearing it communicated and/or in writing it. The first three books detailing the communications from these Light Beings have a tangible energy which is unique to each one, just as this one has. The voices and energy of the spoken word can be personally experienced by the reader by visiting the site www.stargateway.co.za and downloading the various mp3s of the meditations on offer.
The data and research study that is referred to in this book and done on the African American Single Mothers, can offer support for all mothers seeking positive caregiving and building positive relationships with their child/children. Also, the data from the study referred to in this book, revealed that, once the mothers were aware of reflective functioning and had opportunities to practice it, their relationships with their children improved. Based on the mother's comments, maternal reflective functioning changed maternal responses and interactions with children as it required the mothers to examine their thoughts and feelings. To support positive social-emotional development of a child, it is important for the caregiver to be available and to have a positive, intimate, caring relationship with the child. Greenspan (1979) stated that, from conception through the lifespan, positive caregiving relationships are important to children's positive growth and development.
