One of Us: Conjoined Twins and the Future of Normal

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Synopsis
Must children born with socially challenging anatomies have their bodies changed because others cannot be expected to change their minds? One of Us views conjoined twinning and other "abnormalities" from the point of view of people living with such anatomies, and considers these issues within the larger historical context of anatomical politics. Anatomy matters, Alice Domurat Dreger tells us, because the senses we possess, the muscles we control, and the resources we require to keep our bodies alive limit and guide what we experience in any given context. Her deeply thought-provoking and compassionate work exposes the breadth and depth of that context-- the extent of the social frame upon which we construct the "normal." In doing so, the book calls into question assumptions about anatomy and normality, and transforms our understanding of how we are all intricately and inextricably joined.
Copyright:
2004

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
198 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780674012943
Publisher:
Harvard University Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
The President and Fellows of Harvard College
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Health, Mind and Body, Parenting and Family, Medicine
Submitted By:
Deborah Kent Stein
Proofread By:
Tomoko Miles
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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