Feminism and ScienceNancy Tuana Indiana University Press, 22 nov 1989 - 250 páginas "... thoughtful critiques of the myriad issues between women and science." -- Belles Lettres "Outstanding collection of essays that raise the fundamental questions of gender in what we have been taught are objective sciences." -- WATERwheel "... all of the articles are well written, informative, and convincing. Admirable editorial work makes this anthology unusually helpful for scholars and students... Highly recommended... " -- Choice Questioning the objectivity of scientific inquiry, this volume addresses the scope of gender bias in science. The contributors examine the ways in which science is affected by and reinforces sexist biases. The essays reveal science to be a cultural institution, structured by the political, social, and economic values of the culture within which it is practiced. |
Índice
Is There a Feminist Method? | 17 |
or Is Sex to Gender as Nature | 33 |
Can There Be a Feminist Science? | 45 |
Is the Subject of Science Sexed? | 58 |
Uncovering Gynocentric Science | 69 |
Justifying Feminist Social Science | 85 |
A Shared | 104 |
Science Facts and Feminism | 119 |
Modeling the Gender Politics in Science | 132 |
The Sexist Bias of Reproductive Theory | 147 |
The Importance of Feminist Critique for Contemporary Cell Biology | 172 |
Diseasing the Female Cycle | 188 |
Women and the Mismeasure of Thought | 211 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 229 |
NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS | 240 |
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Official Knowledge: Democratic Education in a Conservative Age Michael W. Apple No hay ninguna vista previa disponible - 2000 |
Is Science Multicultural?: Postcolonialisms, Feminisms, and Epistemologies Sandra Harding Vista previa restringida - 1998 |