Makings of a Modern Epidemic
Subtitle: Endometriosis Gender and Politics
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9781409460824
Subjects: Women, health and hygiene; Endometriosis
Description: This book addresses the scholarly neglect of endometriosis by the social sciences, offering a critical assessment of one of the world's most common - and burdensome - health problems for women. Drawing on a range of theoretical perspectives, including science and technology studies, feminist theory and queer theory, The Makings of a Modern Epidemic explores the symbolic, discursive and material dimensions of the condition. It demonstrates how shifts in thinking about gender, the body, race, modernity and philosophies of health have shaped the epidemic and produces an account of endometriosis as a politicized and neglected disease.--Page 4 of cover.