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Science and the Construction of Women (RLE Feminist Theory) (Routledge Library Editions: Feminist Theory) by Mary Maynard is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Science and the Construction of Women is a multi-disciplinary exploration of the major questions currently challenging feminist scholars of science. The authors ask key questions: What constitutes science? How have feminists investigated it? How does science ‘construct’ women? How can we create a feminist discourse of science? Are the current developments to women’s advantage or disadvantage? Their answers draw on material from a wide range of natural scientific, humanities and social science sources, critically examining theoretical approaches from the postmodern to the materialist to the cyborgian. A key argument of the book is that there are strong intellectual and pragmatic reasons – the rapid development of information technology, advances in fertility treatment and genetic engineering, feminist concern for environmental issues – why feminism must rigorously engage with issues of a scientific and technological nature. Science and the Construction of Women provides an important contribution to the opening-up and broadening of debate in the field. This book will be an important text for students of gender and women’s studies, and science studies. It is also designed to be read b

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Author

Mary Maynard

Publisher

ROUTLEDGE TAYLOR & FRANCIS GROUP

Published

1997

Language

EN

ISBN

9780415635219

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Sociology, Science, Technology