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(The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work.) By Ann K. Boulis and Jerry A. Jacobs. 266 pp., illustrated. Ithaca, NY, ILR Press, 2008. $35. ISBN 978-0-8014-4446-3.

The number of women entering medical school and residency and practicing medicine in the United States has grown steadily over the past four decades. The Changing Face of Medicine is an exploration of multiple aspects of this change, including societal developments, immigration, economics, and the women's movement.

The authors, Ann Boulis and Jerry Jacobs, artfully debunk the myth that the number of women who are applying to medical school and practicing medicine has increased because a decline in the status of the medical profession has led fewer men to apply to medical school. Using multiple statistical studies, they clearly show . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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