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Reproducing Race: An Ethnography of Pregnancy as a Site of Racialization
Khiara Bridges
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Description for Reproducing Race: An Ethnography of Pregnancy as a Site of Racialization
Paperback. An ethnography of pregnancy and birth at a large New York City public hospital, that explores the role of race in the medical setting. It investigates how race - commonly seen as biological in the medical world - is socially constructed among women dependent on the public healthcare system for prenatal care and childbirth. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSL; MBP; MJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
"Reproducing Race," an ethnography of pregnancy and birth at a large New York City public hospital, explores the role of race in the medical setting. Khiara M. Bridges investigates how race - commonly seen as biological in the medical world - is socially constructed among women dependent on the public healthcare system for prenatal care and childbirth. Bridges argues that race carries powerful material consequences for these women even when it is not explicitly named, showing how they are marginalized by the practices and assumptions of the clinic staff. Deftly weaving ethnographic evidence into broader discussions of Medicaid and racial ... Read more
"Reproducing Race," an ethnography of pregnancy and birth at a large New York City public hospital, explores the role of race in the medical setting. Khiara M. Bridges investigates how race - commonly seen as biological in the medical world - is socially constructed among women dependent on the public healthcare system for prenatal care and childbirth. Bridges argues that race carries powerful material consequences for these women even when it is not explicitly named, showing how they are marginalized by the practices and assumptions of the clinic staff. Deftly weaving ethnographic evidence into broader discussions of Medicaid and racial ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
Number of Pages
306
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520268951
SKU
V9780520268951
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About Khiara Bridges
Khiara M. Bridges is Associate Professor of Law and Associate Professor of Anthropology at Boston University.
Reviews for Reproducing Race: An Ethnography of Pregnancy as a Site of Racialization
"Powerful... Bridges builds a thoughtful and important argument... An enormously challenging and valuable book."
Rayna Rapp Anthropological Quarterly "The richness of this book's ethnographic accounts is truly extraordinary, as is a detailed discussion of federal and state programs... Highly recommended." Choice "Her work should be read by everyone involved in delivering healthcare to those without class privilege."
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Rayna Rapp Anthropological Quarterly "The richness of this book's ethnographic accounts is truly extraordinary, as is a detailed discussion of federal and state programs... Highly recommended." Choice "Her work should be read by everyone involved in delivering healthcare to those without class privilege."
Rayna ... Read more