Sex and Medicine: Gender, Power and Authority in the Medical ProfessionProfessional medicine has often been seen as a field that discriminates against women as doctors and patients. Yet women are entering medicine in increasing numbers. This book explores the position of women in the medical profession in Australia and the UK, asking the key question: do women doctors make a difference? Based on an extensive survey of general practitioners and specialists, the book evokes the culture of contemporary medicine by describing the experiences of doctors themselves, often in their own words. She notes the success of women in entering medicine and describes the ways in which they have challenged medical authority and practice. |
Contents
Women in Surgery | 69 |
The Physician Specialties | 99 |
Anaesthesia and Psychiatry | 128 |
The Subalterns of General Practice | 156 |
DoctorNurse Relations | 184 |
Doctors and the Womens Health Movement | 202 |
Conclusion | 220 |
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Sex and Medicine: Gender, Power and Authority in the Medical Profession Rosemary Pringle No preview available - 1998 |
Sex and Medicine: Gender, Power and Authority in the Medical Profession Rosemary Pringle No preview available - 1998 |
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