Gender-Technology Relation

Contemporary Theory And Research: An Introduction

Inbunden, Engelska, 1995

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Provides a review of contemporary theory and empirical research into the relationship between feminism and social constructivism. Through case studies, the book focuses on issues raised by different technologies and on developing theoretical understandings of the gender-technology relation.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1995-05-01
Mått156 x 234 x 17 mm
Vikt544 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor228
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9780748401604

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Part One Theoretical Developments in the Gender-Technology Relationship: Feminist Sociology and Methodology: Leaky Black Boxes in Gender/Technology Relations; On Some Failures of Nerve in Constructivist and Feminist Analyses of Technology. Part Two Case Studies of the Gender- Technology Relation: Gender is Calling: Some Reflections of Past, Present and Future Uses of the Telephone; The Configuration of Domestic Practices in the Designing of Household Appliances; New Reproductive Technologies and "the Modern Condition" in South East England; Networking Constructions of Gender and Constructing Gender Networks: Considering Definitions of Woman in the British Cervical Screening Programme; Competition and Collaboration in the Male Shaping of Computing; Negotiating A Software Career: Informal Work Practices And "The Lads" In a Software Installation.