Uses intersectional feminist, queer, and crip theory to move beyond "for or against” approaches to medical intervention. Using a series of case studies, the book argues that, because of systemic inequality, most mainstream medical interventions will simultaneously reinforce social inequality and alleviate some individual suffering.
Uses intersectional feminist, queer, and crip theory to move beyond "for or against” approaches to medical intervention. Using a series of case studies, the book argues that, because of systemic inequality, most mainstream medical interventions will simultaneously reinforce social inequality and alleviate some individual suffering.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
KRISTINA GUPTA is an assistant professor of women's, gender, and sexuality studies at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She is co-editor of Queer Feminist Science Studies.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Introduction: No Safe Ground
2. Feminist Critiques of Medicine (and Some Responses)
3. Theorizing from Transition-Related Care: Analytical Tools for Complexity