Sex, Gender, and Science
Will be published approx. on 5. November 2004
Book
Hardback
XI, 197 pages
978-1-4039-2176-5 (ISBN)
Description
In Sex, Gender and Science , Myra Hird outlines the social study of science and nature, specifically in relation to 'sex', sex 'differences' and sexuality. She examines how Western understandings of 'sex' are based less upon understanding material sex differences, than on a discourse that emphasizes sex dichotomy over sex diversity and argues for a feminist engagement with scientific debate that embraces the diversity and complexity of nature.
Reviews / Votes
'...the wealth of informatin presented here...is invaluable to those grappling with the social construction of 'sex' and 'sex differences'...it is refreshing to read research that has 'gone back' to the body and recognized its genetic and material realities.' - Danny Beusch, Sociology (British Sociological Association)
More details
Edition
2004
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Palgrave USA
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
1 s/w Abbildung
XI, 197 p. 1 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 21.6 cm
Width: 13.8 cm
ISBN-13
978-1-4039-2176-5 (9781403921765)
DOI
10.1057/9780230510715
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Person
MYRA J. HIRD is Queen's National Scholar and Associate Professor in Sociology at Queen's University, Kingston, Canada. She is the author of several articles on new materialism, sexual difference, intersex and trans. She is also the author of
Women, Men and Violence: From Childhood to Adulthood
, and co-editor (with George C. Pavlich) of
Sociology for the Asking
.
Content
Introduction Making Sex, Making Sexual Difference The Body of Sexual Difference New Materialism, Nonlinear Biology, and the Superabundance of Diversity The Nonlinear Evolution of Human Sex Sex Diversity in Non-Human Animals Sex Diversity in Human Animals How to Have Sex Without Women or Men Glossary of Terms Bibliography