Cultural perspectives on biological knowledge
By: edited by Troy Duster, Karen Garrett.
Contributors: Duster, Troy.; Garrett, Karen.
Series: Modern sociology
Publisher: ABLEX Pub. Corp.
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Norwood, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
Subjects: Sociobiology.; Biological rhythms -- Social aspects.; Nature and nurture.
Notes: Includes bibliographies and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Troy Duster and Karen Garrett; title: The social frame for biological knowledge / Troy Duster; title: Constructing genetic diseases / E.J. Yoxen; title: Biological evolution and the emergence of a cultural being / Matthew Hallinan; title: Women's reproductive rhythms / Karen A. Garrett; title: Social aspects of menstruation / Karen Ericksen Paige; title: Technological rhythms in pregnancy / Diane Beeson.