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Medical Entanglements

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Medical Entanglements Synopsis

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.  

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ISBN: 9781978806603
Publication date: 25th October 2019
Author: Kristina Gupta
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 190 pages
Genres: Health, illness and addiction: social aspects
Feminism and feminist theory
Public health and preventive medicine
Gender studies: women and girls
Disability: social aspects
Medicine: general issues
LGBTQ+ / Gay and Lesbian Studies
Social discrimination and equal treatment