Gender Circuits: Bodies and Identities in a Technological Age

by Eve Shapiro

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.

Genres: Nonfiction

248 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[CJ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some information is no longer true. Beware!

[Lukasz · Rating 4 out of 5]

good introduction to sociological perspectives on gender and technology with interesting case studies but remains at a rarther basic level. more for students than for academics.

[Mills College Library]

305.3 S5294 2015