"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." --Ms. Magazine 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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I was first introduced to this book in a philosophy of science class. Judging by its cover and its then decade old copyright, I was expecting a book full of fluffy, consciousness raising complaints about science's treatment of women -- and I couldn't have been more wrong.Hubbard first skewers the notion that science should be held as a neutral presentation of facts and data, and instead invites the reader to appreciate that nothing -- no study, no theory, no scientist -- is completely free of its societal setting and bias. The rest of the book builds on this initial idea and expands out a concept of feminist science, both in practice, in in reflection on previous scientific discoveries. She deals with politics behind how certain endevors are funded or deemed important, speaks about faulty scientific methods and fields (eugenics) and about the systematic shut out of women and their accomplishments in the various scientific fields. Thoughtful, insightful, and highly readable, this is a highly recommended book.
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EVER since the scientific method became a way of learning about nature, including ourselves, some people have hailed science as the only way to comprehend natural phenomena, while others have questioned whether it is an appropriate road to knowledge. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
procreative technologies, procreative choice, fetal therapy, ultrasound visualization, birthing woman, racial hygiene, prenatal tests Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, World War, Human Genome Initiative, Rosalind Franklin, The Origin of Species, King's College, Virginia Woolf, Agata Mendel, Birkbeck College, Boston Women's Healthbook Collective, Cavendish Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, Maurice Wilkins New!
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EVER since the scientific method became a way of learning about nature, including ourselves, some people have hailed science as the only way to comprehend natural phenomena, while others have questioned whether it is an appropriate road to knowledge. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
procreative technologies, procreative choice, fetal therapy, ultrasound visualization, birthing woman, racial hygiene, prenatal tests Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, World War, Human Genome Initiative, Rosalind Franklin, The Origin of Species, King's College, Virginia Woolf, Agata Mendel, Birkbeck College, Boston Women's Healthbook Collective, Cavendish Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, Maurice Wilkins New!
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- Feminist Science Studies: A New Generation by Maralee Mayberry on page 144, page 271, and page 274
- The Disability Studies Reader (English, Dutch and Italian Edition) by University of Illinois in Front Matter, page 291, and Back Matter
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