bodies and identities in a technological age
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Shapiro, Eve
- Publish Year
- 2010
- Shelfmark
- VS 22 2010
- Thesaurus
- gender, vrouwenlichamen, transgenders, interseksualiteit, internet, technologie, identiteit, mannelijkheid, vrouwelijkheid, etniciteit, cyborgs, 19e eeuw, 20e eeuw
- Description
- This book explores the impact of new technologies on the gendered lives of individuals through sociological analysis and case studies. Examining the intersections between gender ideologies, social scripts, information and biomedical technologies, and embodied identities, the book explores whether and how new technologies are reshaping what it means to be a gendered person in contemporary society.