The biopolitics of breast cancer : changing cultures of disease and activism /

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For nearly forty years, feminists and patient activists have argued that medicine is a deeply individualizing and depoliticizing institution. According to this view, medical practices are incidental to people's transformation from patients to patient activists. Maren Klawiter analyzes the evolu...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Klawiter, Maren (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2008.
Subjects:
Breast > Cancer > Political aspects > United States.
Biopolitics > United States.
Manners and customs.
Feminism.
Politics, Practical.
Breast Neoplasms
Cultural Characteristics
Feminism
Politics
Sein > Cancer > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Biopolitique > États-Unis.
Mœurs et coutumes.
Féminisme.
Politique.
feminism.
politics.
customs (social concepts)
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Cancer.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Politics, Practical
Manners and customs
Biopolitics
Breast > Cancer > Political aspects
United States
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