Gendered risks / edited by Kelly Hannah-Moffat and Pat O'Malley.
Gendered risks / edited by Kelly Hannah-Moffat and Pat O'Malley.
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Publisher
New York, NY : Routledge-Cavendish, c2007.
Call Numbers
N302.12/ 30
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
vii, 256 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
From familial disease to "genetic risk" : harnessing women's labour in the (co)production of scientific knowledge about breast cancer / Jessica Polzer and Ann Robertson -- The "decision trap" : how genetic counseling transforms pregnant women into managers of fetal risk profiles / Silja Samerski --...
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Publisher
New York, NY : Routledge-Cavendish, c2007.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2007.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"The shift toward 'government by risk' and the fore-fronting of 'risk consciousness' has not had the same impact on men and women alike. Complex and multiple understandings of femininity and masculinity inform risk thinking, as well as institutional and individual responses to various risks. This collection of international and interdisciplinary pa...
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Full title
Gendered risks / edited by Kelly Hannah-Moffat and Pat O'Malley.
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General note
"A GlassHouse book."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Call Numbers
N302.12/ 30
Record Identifier
74VKzWEwwR3M
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzWEwwR3M
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ISBN
1904385788 (hbk)
9781904385783 (hbk)
DDC
305.42
302.12
MMS ID
991023500509702626
