. "medical sociology; childbirth; power; sociological analysis; gender relations"@en . "\u0160m\u00EDdov\u00E1, Iva" . "1"^^ . . . "Childbirth, authoritative knowledge in reproductive medicine and masculine hegemony." . . "14230" . . "RIV/00216224:14230/11:00050451!RIV12-GA0-14230___" . . "1650-9056" . "[C949E39FBE6F]" . . . . "Childbirth, authoritative knowledge in reproductive medicine and masculine hegemony."@en . . . . . . . . . "Linkoping" . "Linkoping" . "The text presents authors current work in progress research on \u201Emen at childbirth\u201C. It has moved on from analysing fathers presence in the birthing room (recently presented at the ISA conference in Goteborg 2011) to the hospital staff. I have started analysing hegemonic and non-hegemonic practices of doctors (women and men) in the institutional setting of maternity wards. Issues under study encompass associations between masculinity (gender), profession and technologies. Dominant biomedical (technology based \u201Crestorative\u201D western practice in medicine) approach to childbirth, including its iatrogenic aspects (inherent negative by-products of such approach), and strong gender hierarchies both among the sets of authoritative knowledge and practices of the actors involved, have long been studied by social scientists beyond the Czech borders." . "Childbirth, authoritative knowledge in reproductive medicine and masculine hegemony."@en . "P(GAP404/11/0621), S" . "RIV/00216224:14230/11:00050451" . "Childbirth, authoritative knowledge in reproductive medicine and masculine hegemony." . "Linkoping University" . . "190180" . "2011-01-01+01:00"^^ . . "The text presents authors current work in progress research on \u201Emen at childbirth\u201C. It has moved on from analysing fathers presence in the birthing room (recently presented at the ISA conference in Goteborg 2011) to the hospital staff. I have started analysing hegemonic and non-hegemonic practices of doctors (women and men) in the institutional setting of maternity wards. Issues under study encompass associations between masculinity (gender), profession and technologies. Dominant biomedical (technology based \u201Crestorative\u201D western practice in medicine) approach to childbirth, including its iatrogenic aspects (inherent negative by-products of such approach), and strong gender hierarchies both among the sets of authoritative knowledge and practices of the actors involved, have long been studied by social scientists beyond the Czech borders."@en . . "8"^^ . "GEXcel Work in Progress, Volume XV" . "1"^^ . "978-91-7519-978-8" .