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Technology Assessment
Janine Marie Morgall
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Description for Technology Assessment
Paperback. Investigates two areas of technology that affect women's lives: productive (clerical work) and reproductive (health care). Case studies of clerical workers and health care recipients illustrate gender-specify effects of technology, ranging from word processors to treatments for infertility. Series: Labor & Social Change. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
How well does technology assessment (TA) relate to women's lives? If women are underrepresented in the long-term research and development process that leads to scientific advancements, how can TA understand technology aimed at women? It can't, claims the author of "Technology Assessment: A Feminist Perspective". A relative new field, TA examines the social aspect of technology and provides information critical to decision making, policy development, safety standards, and avoiding litigation. Until gender analysis is introduced into all assessments of new technologies, Janine Marie Morgall argues, TA can't evaluate technology's impact upon women. Morgall investigates two areas of technology that affect ... Read more
How well does technology assessment (TA) relate to women's lives? If women are underrepresented in the long-term research and development process that leads to scientific advancements, how can TA understand technology aimed at women? It can't, claims the author of "Technology Assessment: A Feminist Perspective". A relative new field, TA examines the social aspect of technology and provides information critical to decision making, policy development, safety standards, and avoiding litigation. Until gender analysis is introduced into all assessments of new technologies, Janine Marie Morgall argues, TA can't evaluate technology's impact upon women. Morgall investigates two areas of technology that affect ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Series
Labor & Social Change
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Philadelphia PA, United States
ISBN
9781566390910
SKU
V9781566390910
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Ref
99-15
About Janine Marie Morgall
Janine Marie Morgall is Assistant Professor at the Institute for Social Pharmacy in Copenhagen. She has worked as a consultant for the World Health Organization, specializing in women's health issues and appropriate health care technology.
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