Gender circuits

Gender circuits: bodies and identities in a technological age

by Shapiro, Eve

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"The new edition of 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"--Provided by publisher

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Gender circuits : bodies and identities in a technological age / Eve Shapiro.

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"The new edition of 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"--Provided by publisher

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2015
  • Edition:Second edition

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (280 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781134756513, 1134756518, 9781315879628, 131587962X, 9781134756650, 1134756658, 9781134756582, 1134756585
  • DOI:10.4324/9781315879628
  • oclc:ocn900157897
  • LC Classification:HQ1075
  • Dewey Decimal:305.3

Table of Contents

Ch. 1. A social history of technology and gender -- ch. 2. Information technologies and gendered identity work -- ch. 3. New biomedical technologies, new scripts, new genders.

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