Gender and the Science of Difference

Cultural Politics of Contemporary Science and Medicine

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

Av Jill A. Fisher, Jill a. Fisher, Jill A Fisher

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2011-06-15
Mått152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt399 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieStudies in Modern Science, Technology, and the Environment
Antal sidor272
FörlagRutgers University Press
ISBN9780813550473

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Gendering science : contextualizing historical and contemporary pursuits of difference / Jill A. FisherSex differences are not hardwired / Lesley J. RogersLooking for difference? Methodology is in the eye of the beholder / Bonnie B. Spanier and Jessica D. HorowitzEvaluating threat, solving mazes, and having the blues : gender differences in brain-imaging studies / Claudia WassmannTelling the rat what to do : laboratory animals, science, and gender / Lynda BirkeWhy do voles fall in love? Sexual dimorphism in monogamy gene research / Angela Willey and Sara GiordanoWhat made those penguins gay? Gender and sexuality politics in the zoo / K. Smilla Ebeling and Bonnie B. SpanierIntersex treatment and the promise of trauma / Iain MorlandThe western "lesbian" agenda and the appropriation of non-western transmasculine people / Sel J. HwahngFacial feminization and the theory of facial sex difference : the medical transformation of elective intervention to necessary repair / Heather Laine TalleyThe proportions of fat in genetics of obesity research / Shirlene BadgerMaking male sexuality : hybrid medical knowledge and erectile dysfunction in Mexico / Emily Wentzell

"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) "The anthology addresses how contemporary scientific and medical claims about the differences between men and women produce gendered institutions that reflect social and cultural values. An excellent volume that will interest scholars in gender studies, science studies, and the sociology of medicine. Highly recommended."(Choice)