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Medical Entanglements
Kristina Gupta
其他書名
Rethinking Feminist Debates about Healthcare
出版Rutgers University Press, 2019-10-25
主題Social Science / GeneralSocial Science / Disease & Health IssuesSocial Science / Feminism & Feminist TheoryMedical / Public HealthSocial Science / Women's StudiesSocial Science / People with DisabilitiesMedical / Health PolicySocial Science / Discrimination
ISBN19788066129781978806610
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=wOS_DwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Medical Entanglements uses intersectional feminist, queer, and crip theory to move beyond “for or against” approaches to medical intervention. Using a series of case studies – sex-confirmation surgery, pharmaceutical treatments for sexual dissatisfaction, and weight loss interventions – the book argues that, because of systemic inequality, most mainstream medical interventions will simultaneously reinforce social inequality and alleviate some individual suffering. The book demonstrates that there is no way to think ourselves out of this conundrum as the contradictions are a product of unjust systems. Thus, Gupta argues that feminist activists and theorists should allow individuals to choose whether to use a particular intervention, while directing their social justice efforts at dismantling systems of oppression and at ensuring that all people, regardless of race, gender, sexuality, class, or ability, have access to the basic resources required to flourish.