Gender circuits : bodies and identities in a technological age

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    • Shapiro, Eve

Bibliographic Information

Gender circuits : bodies and identities in a technological age

Eve Shapiro

(Contemporary sociological perspectives)

Routledge, 2010

  • pbk.

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Description and Table of Contents

Description

Gender Circuits explores the impact of new technologies on the gendered lives of individuals through substantive sociological analysis and in-depth case studies. Examining the complex intersections between gender ideologies, social scripts, information and biomedical technologies, and embodied identities, this book explores whether and how new technologies are reshaping what it means to be a gendered person in contemporary society.

Table of Contents

1. A Social History of Technology and Gender 2. Information Technologies and Gendered Identity Work 3. New Biomedical Technologies, New Scripts, New Genders

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  • NCID
    BB05677791
  • ISBN
    • 9780415996969
  • LCCN
    2009032557
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York, NY
  • Pages/Volumes
    xvi, 228 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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