Wellness in Whiteness: Biomedicalization and the Promotion of Whiteness and Youth among Women - Paperback

FormatBook

Language English

ISBN-13 / SKU 9780815377443

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by Amina Mire (Author)

This book analyses the social and ethical implications of the globalization of emerging skin-whitening and anti-ageing biotechnology, using an intersectional theoretical framework and a content analysis methodology drawn from cultural studies, the sociology of knowledge, the history of colonial medicine and critical race theory.

Author Biography

Amina Mire is Associate Professor in the department of sociology and anthropology at Carleton University, Canada. Her research interests are in the history of women and technology, STEM and gender, bioethics, medical anthropology, medical humanities, and the biomedicalization of ageing.

Number of Pages: 110

Dimensions: 0.3 x 9.1 x 6 IN

Publication Date: September 19, 2019

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