Biomedicine, "Body-Writing," and Identity Management: The Case of Christian Science
Thesis advisor: Eva M. Garroutte === Biomedicine has become a gatekeeper to numerous social opportunities and has gained power through the ritual inscription of individual bodies. Bodies serve as intermediaries between personal identities and biomedicine; individuals can reclaim bodies as sites of...
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Boston College
2011
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2345/1835 |