The End of Normal: Identity in a Biocultural Era

by Lennard J. Davis

Book Overview

In an era when human lives are increasingly measured and weighed in relation to the medical and scientific, notions of what is "normal" have changed drastically. While it is no longer useful to think of a person's particular race, gender, sexual orientation, or choice as "normal," the concept continues to haunt us in other ways. In The End of Normal, Lennard J. Davis explores changing perceptions of body and mind in social, cultural, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472052020
• ISBN13: 9780472052028
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"