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Big Pharma, Women, and the Labour of Love
Thea Cacchioni
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Description for Big Pharma, Women, and the Labour of Love
Paperback. Cacchioni moves beyond the search for a sexual pharmaceutical drug for women to ask a broader question: how does the medicalization of female sexuality already affect women's lives? Num Pages: 184 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK5; KNDP; MMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298.
In 2010, Thea Cacchioni testified before the US Food and Drug Administration against flibanserin, a drug proposed to treat low sexual desire in women, dubbed by the media the pink Viagra. She was one of many academics and activists sounding the alarm about the lack of science behind the search for potentially lucrative female sexual enhancement drugs. In her book, Big Pharma, Women, and the Labour of Love, Cacchioni moves beyond the search for a sexual pharmaceutical drug for women to ask a broader question: how does the medicalization of female sexuality already affect women's lives? Using ... Read more
In 2010, Thea Cacchioni testified before the US Food and Drug Administration against flibanserin, a drug proposed to treat low sexual desire in women, dubbed by the media the pink Viagra. She was one of many academics and activists sounding the alarm about the lack of science behind the search for potentially lucrative female sexual enhancement drugs. In her book, Big Pharma, Women, and the Labour of Love, Cacchioni moves beyond the search for a sexual pharmaceutical drug for women to ask a broader question: how does the medicalization of female sexuality already affect women's lives? Using ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442611375
SKU
V9781442611375
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About Thea Cacchioni
Thea Cacchioni is an assistant professor in the Department of Women's Studies at the University of Victoria.
Reviews for Big Pharma, Women, and the Labour of Love
'Cacchioni's empirical material is at its strongest and her analytical sharpness is most challenging when applied to the labour of love.'
Ericka Johnson Science and Public Policy, August 2016 'This book is a joy to read... It is important to recognize this book as relevant documenting evidence for a historical moment, a moment when the 'pink Viagra' is approved ... Read more
Ericka Johnson Science and Public Policy, August 2016 'This book is a joy to read... It is important to recognize this book as relevant documenting evidence for a historical moment, a moment when the 'pink Viagra' is approved ... Read more