The Ethics of Gender-Specific Disease

by Mary Ann Cutter

Book Overview

In this volume, Cutter argues that gender-specific disease and related bioethical discourses are philosophically integrative. Gender-specific disease is integrative because the descriptive roles of gender, disease, and their relation are inextricably tied to their prescriptive roles within frames of reference. While the text mainly focuses on gender-specific diseases that affect women, Cutter also includes examples involving men, children, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113810759X
• ISBN13: 9781138107595
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"