Alice Dreger
Biographic Data
| ID | 631098 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alice Dreger |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alice |
| FAMILY NAME | Dreger |
| SIGNATURE | DREGER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northwestern University |
| ORCID | 0009-0008-2874-8877 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 63 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Book Forum
More Rhetoric Than Argument
One of two commentaries on “Normalizing Atypical Genitalia: How a Heated Debate Went Astray,” by Josephine Johnston, from the November‐December 2012 issue
The Difference between Science and Technology in Birth
Medicine is not a science; ordinary clinical care is not (and should not be) experimentation with the goal of discovering general principles. But a contemporary physician's professional duty includes an orientation towards science-a willingness to consult, to know, and to appropriately employ available evidence in the practice of medicine. Sackett defines evidence-based practice as "the integration of the best research evidence with clinical expe…
Behind Closed Doors
Journal Article Behind Closed Doors: irbss and the Making of Ethical Research Get access Behind Closed Doors: irbs and the Making of Ethical Research. By Laura Stark. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2012. 229 pp. Cloth, $85.00. Paper, $27.50.) Alice Dreger Alice Dreger Northwestern UniversityChicago, Illinois [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volu…
Darkness's Descent on the American Anthropological Association
In September 2000, the self-styled "anthropological journalist" Patrick Tierney began to make public his work claiming that the Yanomamö people of South America had been actively-indeed brutally-harmed by the sociobiological anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon and the geneticist-physician James Neel. Following a florid summary of Tierney's claims by the anthropologists Terence Turner and Leslie Sponsel, the American Anthropological Association (AAA) …
Attenuated Thoughts
Progress and Politics in the Intersex Rights Movement
Since 1990, when Suzanne Kessler published her foundational feminist critique of the modern-day medical treatment of children with intersex, much has changed in intersex politics, practice, and theory. This essay traces some key points of progress and considers in particular the relationship of academic feminism and intersex advocacy; proof of and reasons for success in intersex medical advocacy; and intersex identity politics, especially with re…
Response to the Commentaries on Dreger (2008)
The Controversy Surrounding The Man Who Would Be Queen
In 2003, psychology professor and sex researcher J. Michael Bailey published a book entitled The Man Who Would Be Queen: The Science of Gender-Bending and Transsexualism. The book's portrayal of male-to-female (MTF) transsexualism, based on a theory developed by sexologist Ray Blanchard, outraged some transgender activists. They believed the book to be typical of much of the biomedical literature on transsexuality-oppressive in both tone and clai…
One of Us
Intersex Surgery
Case Study
"Ambiguous Sex"
A number of events have lately aroused substantial public interest in intersexuality (congenital ambiguous sex) and reconstructive genital surgery. Perhaps most sensational of these is recent publication of unexpected long-term outcomes in classic and well-known case.[1] born a typical XY male with a twin brother, but a doctor accidentally ablated John's penis during a circumcision at age eight months. Upon consultation with a team of physicians …
The limits of individuality
British Society for the History of Science. Report of Council for the year 1996
Objects The primary objective for which the Society is established is to promote and further the study of the history and philosophy of science. Secondary objectives include the provision of facilities, the arrangement of meetings, the promotion of research and the publishing of papers; full details of all the objectives may be found in the Society's Memorandum of Association . Policies The main policy of the Society is to provide the infrastruct…
Progress and Politics in the Intersex Rights Movement
Since 1990, when Suzanne Kessler published her foundational feminist critique of the modern-day medical treatment of children with intersex, much has changed in intersex politics, practice, and theory. This essay traces some key points of progress and considers in particular the relationship of academic feminism and intersex advocacy; proof of and reasons for success in intersex medical advocacy; and intersex identity politics, especially with re…
The Controversy Surrounding The Man Who Would Be Queen
In 2003, psychology professor and sex researcher J. Michael Bailey published a book entitled The Man Who Would Be Queen: The Science of Gender-Bending and Transsexualism. The book's portrayal of male-to-female (MTF) transsexualism, based on a theory developed by sexologist Ray Blanchard, outraged some transgender activists. They believed the book to be typical of much of the biomedical literature on transsexuality-oppressive in both tone and clai…
Darkness's Descent on the American Anthropological Association
In September 2000, the self-styled "anthropological journalist" Patrick Tierney began to make public his work claiming that the Yanomamö people of South America had been actively-indeed brutally-harmed by the sociobiological anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon and the geneticist-physician James Neel. Following a florid summary of Tierney's claims by the anthropologists Terence Turner and Leslie Sponsel, the American Anthropological Association (AAA) …
"Ambiguous Sex"
A number of events have lately aroused substantial public interest in intersexuality (congenital ambiguous sex) and reconstructive genital surgery. Perhaps most sensational of these is recent publication of unexpected long-term outcomes in classic and well-known case.[1] born a typical XY male with a twin brother, but a doctor accidentally ablated John's penis during a circumcision at age eight months. Upon consultation with a team of physicians …
The limits of individuality
British Society for the History of Science. Report of Council for the year 1996
Objects The primary objective for which the Society is established is to promote and further the study of the history and philosophy of science. Secondary objectives include the provision of facilities, the arrangement of meetings, the promotion of research and the publishing of papers; full details of all the objectives may be found in the Society's Memorandum of Association . Policies The main policy of the Society is to provide the infrastruct…
Case Study
Intersex Surgery
One of Us
Response to the Commentaries on Dreger (2008)
The Controversy Surrounding The Man Who Would Be Queen
In 2003, psychology professor and sex researcher J. Michael Bailey published a book entitled The Man Who Would Be Queen: The Science of Gender-Bending and Transsexualism. The book's portrayal of male-to-female (MTF) transsexualism, based on a theory developed by sexologist Ray Blanchard, outraged some transgender activists. They believed the book to be typical of much of the biomedical literature on transsexuality-oppressive in both tone and clai…
Progress and Politics in the Intersex Rights Movement
Since 1990, when Suzanne Kessler published her foundational feminist critique of the modern-day medical treatment of children with intersex, much has changed in intersex politics, practice, and theory. This essay traces some key points of progress and considers in particular the relationship of academic feminism and intersex advocacy; proof of and reasons for success in intersex medical advocacy; and intersex identity politics, especially with re…
Attenuated Thoughts
Darkness's Descent on the American Anthropological Association
In September 2000, the self-styled "anthropological journalist" Patrick Tierney began to make public his work claiming that the Yanomamö people of South America had been actively-indeed brutally-harmed by the sociobiological anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon and the geneticist-physician James Neel. Following a florid summary of Tierney's claims by the anthropologists Terence Turner and Leslie Sponsel, the American Anthropological Association (AAA) …
More Rhetoric Than Argument
One of two commentaries on “Normalizing Atypical Genitalia: How a Heated Debate Went Astray,” by Josephine Johnston, from the November‐December 2012 issue
The Difference between Science and Technology in Birth
Medicine is not a science; ordinary clinical care is not (and should not be) experimentation with the goal of discovering general principles. But a contemporary physician's professional duty includes an orientation towards science-a willingness to consult, to know, and to appropriately employ available evidence in the practice of medicine. Sackett defines evidence-based practice as "the integration of the best research evidence with clinical expe…
Behind Closed Doors
Journal Article Behind Closed Doors: irbss and the Making of Ethical Research Get access Behind Closed Doors: irbs and the Making of Ethical Research. By Laura Stark. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2012. 229 pp. Cloth, $85.00. Paper, $27.50.) Alice Dreger Alice Dreger Northwestern UniversityChicago, Illinois [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volu…
Book Forum
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