Gender and the Science of Difference - Cultural Politics of Contemporary Science and Medicine (Paperback, New)

How does contemporary science contribute to our understanding about what it means to be women or men? What are the social implications of scientific claims about differences between ""male"" and ""female"" brains, hormones, and genes? How does culture influence scientific and medical research and its findings about human sexuality, especially so-called normal and deviant desires and behaviors? Gender and the Science of Difference examines how contemporary science shapes and is shaped by gender ideals and images. Prior scholarship has illustrated how past cultures of science were infused with patriarchal norms and values that influenced the kinds of research that was conducted and the interpretation of findings about differences between men and women. 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.

General

Imprint:	Rutgers University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Studies in Modern Science, Technology, and the Environment
Release date:	June 2011
First published:	June 2011
Editors:	Jill A. Fisher
Literary editors:	Jill A. Fisher
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	272
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-8135-5047-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Medicine > Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences > Physiology > General
LSN:	0-8135-5047-5
Barcode:	9780813550473

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