Gender-Technology Relation

Contemporary Theory And Research: An Introduction

Inbunden, Engelska, 1995

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Beskrivning

Provides a review of contemporary theory and empirical research into the relationship between feminism and social constructivism. Through case studies, the book focuses on issues raised by different technologies and on developing theoretical understandings of the gender-technology relation.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1995-05-01
Mått:156 x 234 x 17 mm
Vikt:544 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:228
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780748401604

Utforska kategorier

Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Teknik: allmänt inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Rosalind Gill CRICT, Brunel University; Keith Grint Templeton College, Oxford.

Innehållsförteckning

Part One Theoretical Developments in the Gender-Technology Relationship: Feminist Sociology and Methodology: Leaky Black Boxes in Gender/Technology Relations; On Some Failures of Nerve in Constructivist and Feminist Analyses of Technology. Part Two Case Studies of the Gender- Technology Relation: Gender is Calling: Some Reflections of Past, Present and Future Uses of the Telephone; The Configuration of Domestic Practices in the Designing of Household Appliances; New Reproductive Technologies and "the Modern Condition" in South East England; Networking Constructions of Gender and Constructing Gender Networks: Considering Definitions of Woman in the British Cervical Screening Programme; Competition and Collaboration in the Male Shaping of Computing; Negotiating A Software Career: Informal Work Practices And "The Lads" In a Software Installation.