Essays on Women, Medicine & Health
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Essays on Women, Medicine & Health by Ann Oakley
In this collection of essays, Ann Oakley, one of the most influential social scientists of the last twenty years, brings together the best of her work on the sociology of women's health.
Clarity of analysis, combined with an accessible and often humourous writing style make this book an important contribution to medical sociology and women's studies and is a tribute to Oakley's commitment to both disciplinesThe span of these bold, succinct, erudite essays is impressive. Eminently readable ... thoroughly enjoyable Clarity of analysis, combined with an accessible and often humourous writing style make this book an important contribution to medical sociology and women's studies and is a tribute to Oakley's commitment to both disciplines. The span of these bold, succinct, erudite essays is impressive. Eminently readable ... thoroughly enjoyable
Ann Oakley is a University of London sociology professor. Gender on Planet Earth and Experiments in Knowledge (both from The New Press), The Men's Room, The Captive Womb, Subject Women, Becoming a Mother, Woman's Work, The Sociology of Housework, and Sex, Gender, and Society are just a few of her earlier works.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780748604500 |
| ISBN 10 | 0748604502 |
| Title | Essays on Women, Medicine & Health |
| Author | Ann Oakley |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
| Year published | 1993-05-28 |
| Number of pages | 296 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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