Im/partial Science

Gender Ideology in Molecular Biology

Author: Bonnie Spanier
ISBN: 9780253209689

"... this is an outstanding book. Closely argued and clearly written, it offers astonishing insights into the alchemy by which ideology gets transmuted into scientific fact." —Women and Health"... a significant contribution for those positioned at the nexus of rhetoric, feminism, and science....richly detailed analysis that demonstrates how ideological underpinnings shape both the construction of science and a discipline that claims to hold answers to the mysteries of life." —Quarterly Journal of Speech"As a molecular biologist and women’s studies director, Spanier’s expertise and awareness of these two fields converge in her knowledgeable discussion of the formal representations of molecular biology and their inherent gender ideology." —Choice"Spanier’s critique brings the strengths of feminist science theory to the heart of contemporary science. Spanier speaks to natural scientists and to feminist scholars as a scientist." —Sandra Harding"... an eye-opening intrduction

Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publish Date: 1995

Subjects: Science / Life Sciences / Biology, Science / Life Sciences / General

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: STEM)