She also ex- plores the notion that technology is a reflection of masculine values and ideals. She then goes through different sites of use: pro- duction, reproduction, the home and the built environment. It is a text that will, hopefully, be widely read by undergraduate students.' Social Studies of Science 'Feminism Confronts Technology brings together an impressive array of feminist work on technology.' Arena Magazine 'Wajcman's book fills an important gap in the 'gender and technology' literature. Wajcman begins by re- viewing the theoretical literature about feminist critiques of science and technology. 'The comprehensive and accessible nature of the book makes it particularly suitable as a textbook in this growing field.' Donald Mackenzie, Department of Sociology, University of Edinburgh 'A useful and accessible contribution to current debates about the connections between gender, technology and society.' New Technology, Work and Employment 'This book will be of considerable interest to anyone working in scientific and technical institutions facing difficulties, whether crises in funding or in communication between science and government, science and industry, science and the public.' The New Scientist 'A most welcome work that addresses precisely this issue of how gender can be registered as significant in the making of technologies. In the first major study of its kind, Judy Wajcman challenges the common assumption that technology is gender neutral and analyzes its influence on the lives of.
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