Politics of Women's Biology

Häftad, Engelska, 1990

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For a range of historical and contemporary issues in eugenics, human evolution, and procreative technology, Ruth Hubbard explains why scientific descriptions and choices should not generalize human, or female, attributes without acknowledging the realities of people's lives. Sophisticated in its analysis, yet not at all technical in its exposition, this book will find a wide readership among feminists, the general public, and the scientific community.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1990-01-01
Mått152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt367 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor240
FörlagRutgers University Press
ISBN9780813514901

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Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
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AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Science and Science CriticismPart One. How Do We Know?1. Science in Context2. Fact Making and Feminism3. Women in Academia4. Women Scientists5. The Double Helix: A Study of Science in ContextPart Two. What Do We Know? 6. Genes as Causes7. Have Only Men Evolved?8. Human Nature9. Rethinking Women's Biology10. The Social Construction of Sexuality11. Constructing Sex DifferencePart Three. How Do We Use It?12. Medical, Legal, and Social Implications of Prenatal Technologies13. Prenatal Technologies and the Experience of Childbearing14. Who Should and Who Should Not Inhabit the World? 15. Of Embryos and WomenSome Final ThoughtsBibliographyIndex

"Exposing the ideological bases of the medical/scientific information (and disinformation) we receive, Hubbard . . . gives us a book sophisticated in its analysis but accessible in its style." (Ms. magazine) "Exposing the ideological bases of the medical/scientific information (and disinformation) we receive, Hubbard . . . gives us a book sophisticated in its analysis but accessible in its style." (Ms. magazine)