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Women, Technology, and the Myth of Progress
Eileen B. Leonard, Vassar College

ISBN-10: 0130985953
ISBN-13: 9780130985958

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2003
Format: Paper; 246 pp
Published: 04/08/2002

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For courses in Gender, Inequality, and Social Change in the departments of Sociology and Women's Studies.

This sociological analysis explores reproductive, household, and office technology in order to challenge popular ideas of technology as progressive for women. It shows that gender, race, and class influence the degree of technological benefit, and that the association of technology with progress often hides its problems.

  • Variety of technologies associated with women.

    • Allows students to draw comparisons from types of technology. Enables instructorsto teach the larger patterns that emerge.

  • Social inequality—Stresses the differences of race and class.

    • Enables students to understand that technology bestows its benefits differentially, depending on crucial social categories.

  • Emphasis on diversity among women—Within the United States and from a global perspective, and its political implications.

    • Encourages students to explore women's technological issues from a worldwide view.

  • Serious analysis of the myth of progress—And how it affects understanding of women's experiences with technology, including the insights of classical sociologist Max Weber.

    • Gives students both a cultural and structural analysis of this important issue, showing the stereotype of progress as continuing improvement for all.

  • Bibliography.

    • Provides students with information for further readings on selected topics.



1. Introduction.


2. The Social Construction of Technology.


3. The Wonders of Technology.


4. Broken Promises: A Look at the Status of Women.


5. Reproductive Technology and the Politics of Social Control.


6. The Electronic Office: A Counterfeit Revolution.


7. Household Labor and Technology in a Consumer Culture.


8. The Myth of Progress.


9. Demands and Promises: Implications for Social Change.


Bibliography.


Index.

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