The Resource Autism and gender : from refrigerator mothers to computer geeks, Jordynn Jack
Autism and gender : from refrigerator mothers to computer geeks, Jordynn Jack
Resource Information
The item Autism and gender : from refrigerator mothers to computer geeks, Jordynn Jack represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of San Diego Libraries.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item Autism and gender : from refrigerator mothers to computer geeks, Jordynn Jack represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of San Diego Libraries.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
-
- "The reasons behind the increase in autism diagnoses have become hotly contested in the media as well as within the medical, scholarly, and autistic communities. Jordynn Jack suggests the proliferating number of discussions point to autism as a rhetorical phenomenon that engenders attempts to persuade through arguments, appeals to emotions, and representational strategies. In Autism and Gender: From Refrigerator Mothers to Computer Geeks, Jack focuses on the ways gender influences popular discussion and understanding of autism's causes and effects. She identifies gendered theories like the "refrigerator mother" theory, for example, which blames emotionally distant mothers for autism, and the "extreme male brain" theory, which links autism to the modes of systematic thinking found in male computer geeks. Jack's analysis reveals how people employ such highly gendered theories to craft rhetorical narratives around stock characters--fix-it dads, heroic mother warriors rescuing children from autism--that advocate for ends beyond the story itself while also allowing the storyteller to gain authority, understand the disorder, and take part in debates. Autism and Gender reveals the ways we build narratives around controversial topics while offering new insights into the ways rhetorical inquiry can and does contribute to conversations about gender and disability"--
- "The CDC estimates that 1 in 110 children in the US have an autism spectrum disorder, and over the last decade the cause of autism has become a highly contested topic in the media as well within medical, scholarly, and autistic communities. Speculation about why and how a growing number of people, especially boys, have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders has ranged widely, from parenting practices and vaccines to environmental and genetic factors. Jordynn Jack suggests that as these discourses have proliferated, autism has become a "rhetorical phenomenon" in that it prompts attempts at persuasion through arguments, appeals to emotions, and various representational strategies in vigorous and sometimes vitriolic debates. In this study, Jack takes up the rhetorical dimensions of autism, especially how popular and scientific experts have argued for theories about the etiology of autism spectrum disorders. In particular, Jack focuses on the ways in which assumptions about gender inform popular understandings of the causes and effects of autism. Two well-known gendered theories that have been associated with autism include the "refrigerator mother" theory of the 1950s, which purported that cold, emotionless mothers caused autism, and the Extreme Male Brain theory, which suggests that autism is a disorder of highly systematic thinking associated with male geeks. Theories such as these and others provide opportunities to examine how gendered assumptions fill in gaps in knowledge and authority about autism. More broadly, this analysis offers new insights on how rhetorical inquiry can contribute to larger conversations about gender and disability"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (viii, 306 pages)
- Contents
-
- ""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: Autism's Gendered Characters""; ""Chapter 1. Interpreting Gender: Refrigerator Mothers""; ""Chapter 2. Performing Gender: Mother Warriors""; ""Chapter 3. Presenting Gender: Computer Geeks""; ""Chapter 4. Rehearsing Gender: Autism Dads""; ""Chapter 5. Inventing Gender: Neurodiverse Characters""; ""Conclusions: Gender, Character, and Rhetoric""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
- Isbn
- 9780252096259
- Label
- Autism and gender : from refrigerator mothers to computer geeks
- Title
- Autism and gender
- Title remainder
- from refrigerator mothers to computer geeks
- Statement of responsibility
- Jordynn Jack
- Subject
-
- Autism in children -- Etiology
- Autistic Disorder -- etiology
- Child
- Electronic books
- HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases | General
- MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine
- MEDICAL -- Diseases
- Autism -- Sex factors
- MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gender Studies
- Sex Factors
- Sex factors in disease
- Sex factors in disease
- MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine
- Autism in children -- Etiology
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "The reasons behind the increase in autism diagnoses have become hotly contested in the media as well as within the medical, scholarly, and autistic communities. Jordynn Jack suggests the proliferating number of discussions point to autism as a rhetorical phenomenon that engenders attempts to persuade through arguments, appeals to emotions, and representational strategies. In Autism and Gender: From Refrigerator Mothers to Computer Geeks, Jack focuses on the ways gender influences popular discussion and understanding of autism's causes and effects. She identifies gendered theories like the "refrigerator mother" theory, for example, which blames emotionally distant mothers for autism, and the "extreme male brain" theory, which links autism to the modes of systematic thinking found in male computer geeks. Jack's analysis reveals how people employ such highly gendered theories to craft rhetorical narratives around stock characters--fix-it dads, heroic mother warriors rescuing children from autism--that advocate for ends beyond the story itself while also allowing the storyteller to gain authority, understand the disorder, and take part in debates. Autism and Gender reveals the ways we build narratives around controversial topics while offering new insights into the ways rhetorical inquiry can and does contribute to conversations about gender and disability"--
- "The CDC estimates that 1 in 110 children in the US have an autism spectrum disorder, and over the last decade the cause of autism has become a highly contested topic in the media as well within medical, scholarly, and autistic communities. Speculation about why and how a growing number of people, especially boys, have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders has ranged widely, from parenting practices and vaccines to environmental and genetic factors. Jordynn Jack suggests that as these discourses have proliferated, autism has become a "rhetorical phenomenon" in that it prompts attempts at persuasion through arguments, appeals to emotions, and various representational strategies in vigorous and sometimes vitriolic debates. In this study, Jack takes up the rhetorical dimensions of autism, especially how popular and scientific experts have argued for theories about the etiology of autism spectrum disorders. In particular, Jack focuses on the ways in which assumptions about gender inform popular understandings of the causes and effects of autism. Two well-known gendered theories that have been associated with autism include the "refrigerator mother" theory of the 1950s, which purported that cold, emotionless mothers caused autism, and the Extreme Male Brain theory, which suggests that autism is a disorder of highly systematic thinking associated with male geeks. Theories such as these and others provide opportunities to examine how gendered assumptions fill in gaps in knowledge and authority about autism. More broadly, this analysis offers new insights on how rhetorical inquiry can contribute to larger conversations about gender and disability"--
- Assigning source
-
- Provided by publisher
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1977-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Jack, Jordynn
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Autism
- Autism in children
- Sex factors in disease
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- HEALTH & FITNESS
- MEDICAL
- MEDICAL
- MEDICAL
- MEDICAL
- Autism in children
- Sex factors in disease
- Autistic Disorder
- Child
- Sex Factors
- Label
- Autism and gender : from refrigerator mothers to computer geeks, Jordynn Jack
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- ""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: Autism's Gendered Characters""; ""Chapter 1. Interpreting Gender: Refrigerator Mothers""; ""Chapter 2. Performing Gender: Mother Warriors""; ""Chapter 3. Presenting Gender: Computer Geeks""; ""Chapter 4. Rehearsing Gender: Autism Dads""; ""Chapter 5. Inventing Gender: Neurodiverse Characters""; ""Conclusions: Gender, Character, and Rhetoric""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
- Control code
- ocn884725764
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (viii, 306 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780252096259
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
-
- 629334
- 22573/ctt72b8zb
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)884725764
- Label
- Autism and gender : from refrigerator mothers to computer geeks, Jordynn Jack
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- ""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: Autism's Gendered Characters""; ""Chapter 1. Interpreting Gender: Refrigerator Mothers""; ""Chapter 2. Performing Gender: Mother Warriors""; ""Chapter 3. Presenting Gender: Computer Geeks""; ""Chapter 4. Rehearsing Gender: Autism Dads""; ""Chapter 5. Inventing Gender: Neurodiverse Characters""; ""Conclusions: Gender, Character, and Rhetoric""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
- Control code
- ocn884725764
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (viii, 306 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780252096259
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
-
- 629334
- 22573/ctt72b8zb
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)884725764
Subject
- Autism in children -- Etiology
- Autistic Disorder -- etiology
- Child
- Electronic books
- HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases | General
- MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine
- MEDICAL -- Diseases
- Autism -- Sex factors
- MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gender Studies
- Sex Factors
- Sex factors in disease
- Sex factors in disease
- MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine
- Autism in children -- Etiology
Genre
Library Links
Embed
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.sandiego.edu/portal/Autism-and-gender--from-refrigerator-mothers-to/wpz9GsKsWi0/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.sandiego.edu/portal/Autism-and-gender--from-refrigerator-mothers-to/wpz9GsKsWi0/">Autism and gender : from refrigerator mothers to computer geeks, Jordynn Jack</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.sandiego.edu/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.sandiego.edu/">University of San Diego Libraries</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Item Autism and gender : from refrigerator mothers to computer geeks, Jordynn Jack
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.sandiego.edu/portal/Autism-and-gender--from-refrigerator-mothers-to/wpz9GsKsWi0/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.sandiego.edu/portal/Autism-and-gender--from-refrigerator-mothers-to/wpz9GsKsWi0/">Autism and gender : from refrigerator mothers to computer geeks, Jordynn Jack</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.sandiego.edu/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.sandiego.edu/">University of San Diego Libraries</a></span></span></span></span></div>
