Women, Technology, and the Myth of Progress

Type

Book

Authors

Eileen B. Leonard

ISBN 10

0130985953

ISBN 13

9780130985958

Tags

Engineering, Social Aspects, Social Sciences, Women's Studies, Sociology, Gender Studies

Description

This book explores reproductive, household, and office technology in order to challenge popular notions of technology as progressive for women. It argues that technology gives its benefits differentially, depending on such critical social issues as race, gender, and class. Topics in this provocative analysis include the social construction of technology, the status of women, reproductive technology, office technology, household technology, the myth of progress, and implications for social change. A provocative read for anyone interested in women's issues with regard to household, workplace, and reproductive technological breakthroughs. - from Amzon

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