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Gender and the Science of Difference: Cultural Politics of Contemporary Science and Medicine - Studies in Modern Science, Technology, and the Environment Jill a Fisher
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Gender and the Science of Difference: Cultural Politics of Contemporary Science and Medicine - Studies in Modern Science, Technology, and the Environment
Jill a Fisher
Jacket Description/Flap: Gender and the Science of Difference examines how contemporary science shapes and is shaped by gender ideals and images. This interdisciplinary volume presents empirical inquiries into today's science, including examples of gendered scientific inquiry and medical interventions and research. It analyzes how scientific and medical knowledge produces gender norms through an emphasis on sex differences, and includes both U. S. and non-U. S. cases and examples. Review Quotes: "This refreshing volume comes at a critical time, lending clarity and intelligence to current issues of gender and biological determinism."--Susan Lindee"University of Pennsylvania" (07/13/2010) Biographical Note: Jill A. Fisher is on the faculty of the Center for Biomedical Ethics & Society at Vanderbilt University. She is author of" Medical Research for Hire: The Political Economy of Pharmaceutical Clinical Trials "(Rutgers University Press). Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Available in paper. Review Citations:
Choice 12/01/2011 (EAN 9780813550466, Hardcover)
Choice 12/01/2011 (EAN 9780813550473, Paperback)
Contributor Bio: Fisher, Jill A Jill A. Fisher is on the faculty of the Center for Biomedical Ethics & Society at Vanderbilt University. She is author of Medical Research for Hire: The Political Economy of Pharmaceutical Clinical Trials (Rutgers University Press).
272 pages, 10 figures and tables
| Medios de comunicación | Libros Hardcover Book (Libro con lomo y cubierta duros) |
| Publicado | 15 de junio de 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9780813550466 |
| Editores | Rutgers University Press |
| Género | Aspects (Academic) > Science / Technology Aspects |
| Páginas | 272 |
| Dimensiones | 152 × 229 × 19 mm · 521 g |
| Editor | Fisher, Jill A. |
