Overview

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.

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Author:   Ruth Hubbard
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
Imprint:   Rutgers University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.397kg
ISBN:  

9780813514901

ISBN 10:   0813514908
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   01 January 1990
Recommended Age:   From 16 to 99 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction: Science and Science Criticism Part One. How Do We Know? 1. Science in Context 2. Fact Making and Feminism 3. Women in Academia 4. Women Scientists 5. The Double Helix: A Study of Science in Context Part Two. What Do We Know?  6. Genes as Causes 7. Have Only Men Evolved? 8. Human Nature 9. Rethinking Women's Biology 10. The Social Construction of Sexuality 11. Constructing Sex Difference Part Three. How Do We Use It? 12. Medical, Legal, and Social Implications of Prenatal Technologies 13. Prenatal Technologies and the Experience of Childbearing 14. Who Should and Who Should Not Inhabit the World?  15. Of Embryos and Women Some Final Thoughts Bibliography Index

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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.

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