Medical Textbooks Use White, Heterosexual Men As A 'Universal Model'
Friday, October 17, 2008 - 11:35
in Mathematics & Economics
Images of white men predominate in western anatomy textbooks, which present them as a "universal model" of the human being. This is the main conclusion of a study that has analysed 16,329 images from 12 manuals currently recommended by 20 of the most prestigious universities in Europe, the United States and Canada.
