..". the papers in Deviant Bodies reveal an ongoing Western preoccupation with the sources of identity and human character." Times Literary Supplement

"Highly recommended for cultural studies... " The Reader s Review

"It would be useful for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in the sociology of the body, the history and sociology of science and medicine, and women s studies courses, particularly those exploring the feminist critiques of science and medicine." Contemporary Sociology

..". a powerful deconstruction of the scientific gaze in configuring bodily...