Sociology & Anthropology
Quantification as Ideology: Hormone Panels and the Gendered Consequences of Precision Hormone Therapy, a presentation by Dr. Gwen Berumen
Location
MBH AtriumDate & Time
4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT October 29Contact
Dr. Melissa Johnson | meljohn@southwestern.edu
4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT October 29
MBH Atrium
Open gallery
Quantification as Ideology: Hormone Panels and the Gendered Consequences of Precision Hormone Therapy
Presented by Dr. Gwen Berumen, Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology
Oct 29 | 4:00pm to 5:00pm | Mood-Bridwell Atrium
Recently, the United States Department of War announced that any man serving in the military who is over the age of 30 must get their testosterone levels checked as part of their yearly physical. In doing so, the Department seeks to ensure that men “have the right testosterone levels” to perform at their “absolute best.” But what is the relationship between the “right” levels and doing your best? While it might seem intuitive, testing for reproductive hormones like testosterone, estrogens, and progesterone is not a common or agreed upon practice.