Part one of term paper
Over the course of the past several decades feminist scholars, in company with medical historians, have developed a sophisticated framework for identifying the ways in which Western medicine, as a system of social control, tends to reproduce and legitimate the construction of gender in the wider society. Wielded by physicians holding position ...

Part two of term paper
... until recently as a mere fringe phenomenon. But it there is any truth in the notion that these traditions embody not just different treatment modalities, but also more "holistic" approaches to the medical encounter, then it is worthwhile investigating the extent to which they have actually repudiated conventional gender practices. Being rid of stereotype and domination would make these traditions "alternative" in the deepest sense. At the focus of this paper are the life and works of Dr. Ja ...