Women, Science, and Technology

A Reader in Feminist Science Studies
2. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-415-96039-7
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 394 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 885 g

Women, Science, and Technologyis an ideal readerfor courses infeminist science studies, science studies more generally, women’s studies, and studies ingender and education.This second editionfully updatesits predecessor, dropping ten readings and replacing them with new ones that:

extend contentcoverage into areas not originally included, such as reproductive, agricultural,medical and imaging technologies
reflect new feminist theory and research on biology, language, the global economy and the intersection of race and class with gender
provide current statistical information about the representation of women and people of colour in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
are more accessible for students.
Section introductionshave also been fully updated to cover the latest controversies, such as Harvard president Lawrence Summers’ widely debated discussion about women and science and the current debatessurrounding reports on the low numbers offemale engineers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wyer, Mary

Barbercheck, Mary

Cookmeyer, Donna

Ozturk, Hatice

Wayne, Marta

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wissenssoziologie, Wissenschaftssoziologie, Techniksoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Feminismus, Feministische Theorie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I. High Hopes, Broken Promises, and Persistence: Educating Women for Science and Engineering Careers II. Stereotypes, Rationality, and Masculinity III. Technologies Born of Difference: How Ideas about Women and Men Shape Science and Technology IV. The Next Generation: Bringing Feminist Perspectives into Science and Technology Studies V. Reproducible Insights: Women Creating Knowledge, Social Policy, and Change with Elizabeth Adams and Jennifer Schneider

Über Autor(innen)

Mary Wyer is Assistant Dean of Interdisciplinary Studies at North Carolina State University, Raleigh.

Mary Barbercheck is Professor of Entomology at Pennsylvania State University.

Donna Cookmeyer is Associate Director of the Office of Licensing Ventures at Duke University.

Hatice Örün Öztürk is Teaching Associate Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University, Raleigh

Marta L. Wayne is Associate Professor in the Department of Zoology at University of Florida, Gainesville.