From Hysteria to Hormones - A Rhetorical History

Examines the rhetorical activity that preceded the early twentieth-century emergence of the word hormone and the impact of this word on expert understandings of women's health.

About the author

Amy Koerber is Professor in Communication Studies and Associate Dean for Faculty Success in the College of Media and Communication at Texas Tech University. Her book Breast or Bottle: Contemporary Controversies in Infant-Feeding Policy and Practice was awarded the 2015 Conference on College Composition and Communication Award in the category of Best Book in Technical or Scientific Communication.

Summary

Examines the rhetorical activity that preceded the early twentieth-century emergence of the word hormone and the impact of this word on expert understandings of women’s health.

Product details

• Authors: Amy Koerber, Amy (Texas Tech University) Koerber
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.03.2018
• EAN: 9780271080864
• ISBN: 978-0-271-08086-4
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 363 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Series: Rsa Series in Transdisciplinar; Rsa Series in Transdisciplinary Rhetoric; RSA Series in Transdisciplinary Rhetoric
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; SCIENCE / History, HEALTH & FITNESS / Women's Health, MEDICAL / Gynecology & Obstetrics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Rhetoric, MEDICAL / Medical History & Records, Women's health, History of Science, Communication Studies, Gynaecology & obstetrics, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics