The Gender and Science Reader
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (956 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0415213584 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 528 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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"An excellent choice of essays available for the first time in one volume"-Choice, November 2001 "The editors nicely balance the different schools of feminist theory"-Nature, Sylvie Coyaund, 12 April 2001 "It is a collection of essays and book extracts from the best English-language authors, from well-known feminist writers such as Donna Haraway, Evelyn Fox Kellar, Hilary Rose and Carolyn Merchant, to newer entrants such as biologists Christine Wenneras and Agnes Wold"-Nature, Sylvie Coyaund, 12 April 2001 "One of the strength of the book is that it makes available some wellknown articles that have become rather difficult to obtain"-American Scientist, , September-October 200
Nursing School Books are required and are chosen carefully! I am an RN now so they worked well :) This book was required for my nursing school - BSN program. I feel the selection of books my program chose were all very informative, to the point and we used the books for the classes that required them. During nursing school most people do not know where their career will take them, there are so many options the RN has available, so building a strong foundation is essential to success in the field. Nursing books are not written to be entertaining they are for educationa
Muriel Lederman is an Associate Professor of Biology and affiliated with the Women's Studies Program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Ingrid Bartsch is an Assistant Professor of Women's Studies at the University of South Florida and is a practising ecologist
Articles are grouped into six thematic sections which address:* Women in Science - women's access to study and employment in science, combining both analytical evidence and personal testimonies* Creating Andocentric Science - exploring the gendered origins of science at the time of the Enlightenment* Analyzing Gendered Science - feminist methodologies and epistemology for the study of science* Gendered Praxis - examples of how gender bias can affect and distort scientific work* Science and Identity - how science reinforces gender and racial stereotypes* Feminist Re-Structuring of Science - what is the future of feminist science studies?In addition to a general introduction by the editors to the volume, and introductions to each of the thematic sections, the Reader also includes a comprehensive bibliogra