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"GUYnecology is methodologically rich, including analysis of historical documents, investigating how scientific knowledge is (or is not) disseminated and engaged by the media, and presenting Almeling's qualitative interviews about subjects' impressions of men’s reproductive health. Together with her previous work (Sex Cells) on the gendered rhetoric used in the reproductive industry, GUYnecology offers the sociologist a robust understanding of the gendered cultural discourses that inform people’s approaches to reproductive health. . . . Highly recommended."
"GUYnecology is methodologically rich, including analysis of historical documents, investigating how scientific knowledge is (or is not) disseminated and engaged by the media, and presenting Almeling's qualitative interviews about subjects' impressions of men’s reproductive health. Together with her previous work (Sex Cells) on the gendered rhetoric used in the reproductive industry, GUYnecology offers the sociologist a robust understanding of the gendered cultural discourses that inform people’s approaches to reproductive health. . . . Highly recommended."
"Almeling explains why no medical specialty exists that is devoted to male reproductive health—the guy equivalent of gynecology. When it comes to penis science, it seems, men have gotten shafted."
"A methodical writer. . . , Almeling puts new data about male reproduction to work."
"By convincingly documenting the active construction of this non-knowledge, this book makes a key contribution to our understanding of the ways that Western gender ideologies have become naturalized in biomedicine and reified in public imaginations of sexed bodies."
"In its core argument that knowledge and non-knowledge about reproductive health stem from binary and 'opposite' conceptualizations of gender, GUYnecology is a critical contribution to our understanding of men, masculinities, and reproduction."
"GUYnecology is both accessible and imaginative from the opening tableau. . . . Almeling makes use of helpful analogies and metaphors to explain what can sometimes be complex or highly theoretical concepts, such as those of relationships between gender and sex. Aside from the specific research contained in the book, these introductory explanations will no doubt be of use to those new to the subject (or process) of gender from an academic perspective, and for those teaching these subjects."
"GUYnecology is a generative book and acts as a foundation from which future scholars can build the field of reproductive health. The book convincingly argues the interconnectedness of political, social, and medical constructs in the production, circulation and reception of men’s reproduction. Studies of reproduction must destabilize the notion that reproduction relates specifically to cis-gendered women, and Almeling leaves us to ponder the implications of considering all people as reproductive. It is, perhaps, this tantalizing conclusive thought that will prove most generative for future research."
"An engaging and informative read. . . . Almeling’s conclusion about what should be done with regard to male reproductive health and paternal effects is, happily, parallel to what many feminists have recommended with regard to women’s reproductive care: she believes that what is needed is a combination of broad research and attention to social and environmental structures of health and illness."
"Accessibly written and highly engaging, GUYnecology should prove an effective teaching tool for undergraduate and post graduate students alike."
Rene Almeling is Associate Professor of Sociology at Yale University and the author of Sex Cells: The Medical Market for Eggs and Sperm.
"GUYnecology is methodologically rich, including analysis of historical documents, investigating how scientific knowledge is (or is not) disseminated and engaged by the media, and presenting Almeling's qualitative interviews about subjects' impressions of men’s reproductive health. Together with her previous work (Sex Cells) on the gendered rhetoric used in the reproductive industry, GUYnecology offers the sociologist a robust understanding of the gendered cultural discourses that inform people’s approaches to reproductive health. . . . Highly recommended."
"Almeling explains why no medical specialty exists that is devoted to male reproductive health—the guy equivalent of gynecology. When it comes to penis science, it seems, men have gotten shafted."
"A methodical writer. . . , Almeling puts new data about male reproduction to work."
"By convincingly documenting the active construction of this non-knowledge, this book makes a key contribution to our understanding of the ways that Western gender ideologies have become naturalized in biomedicine and reified in public imaginations of sexed bodies."
"In its core argument that knowledge and non-knowledge about reproductive health stem from binary and 'opposite' conceptualizations of gender, GUYnecology is a critical contribution to our understanding of men, masculinities, and reproduction."
"GUYnecology is both accessible and imaginative from the opening tableau. . . . Almeling makes use of helpful analogies and metaphors to explain what can sometimes be complex or highly theoretical concepts, such as those of relationships between gender and sex. Aside from the specific research contained in the book, these introductory explanations will no doubt be of use to those new to the subject (or process) of gender from an academic perspective, and for those teaching these subjects."
"GUYnecology is a generative book and acts as a foundation from which future scholars can build the field of reproductive health. The book convincingly argues the interconnectedness of political, social, and medical constructs in the production, circulation and reception of men’s reproduction. Studies of reproduction must destabilize the notion that reproduction relates specifically to cis-gendered women, and Almeling leaves us to ponder the implications of considering all people as reproductive. It is, perhaps, this tantalizing conclusive thought that will prove most generative for future research."
"An engaging and informative read. . . . Almeling’s conclusion about what should be done with regard to male reproductive health and paternal effects is, happily, parallel to what many feminists have recommended with regard to women’s reproductive care: she believes that what is needed is a combination of broad research and attention to social and environmental structures of health and illness."
"Accessibly written and highly engaging, GUYnecology should prove an effective teaching tool for undergraduate and post graduate students alike."
Rene Almeling is Associate Professor of Sociology at Yale University and the author of Sex Cells: The Medical Market for Eggs and Sperm.