Feminism and ScienceNancy Tuana Indiana University Press, 1989 M11 22 - 250 pages "... thoughtful critiques of the myriad issues between women and science." -- Belles Lettres "Outstanding collection of essays that raise the fundamental questions of gender in what we have been taught are objective sciences." -- WATERwheel "... all of the articles are well written, informative, and convincing. Admirable editorial work makes this anthology unusually helpful for scholars and students... Highly recommended... " -- Choice Questioning the objectivity of scientific inquiry, this volume addresses the scope of gender bias in science. The contributors examine the ways in which science is affected by and reinforces sexist biases. The essays reveal science to be a cultural institution, structured by the political, social, and economic values of the culture within which it is practiced. |
Contents
Is There a Feminist Method? | 17 |
or Is Sex to Gender as Nature | 33 |
Can There Be a Feminist Science? | 45 |
Is the Subject of Science Sexed? | 58 |
Uncovering Gynocentric Science | 69 |
Justifying Feminist Social Science | 85 |
A Shared | 104 |
Science Facts and Feminism | 119 |
Modeling the Gender Politics in Science | 132 |
The Sexist Bias of Reproductive Theory | 147 |
The Importance of Feminist Critique for Contemporary Cell Biology | 172 |
Diseasing the Female Cycle | 188 |
Women and the Mismeasure of Thought | 211 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 229 |
NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS | 240 |