Artificial women : sex dolls, robot caregivers, and more facsimile females /

Artificial women : sex dolls, robot caregivers, and more facsimile females /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Wosk, Julie, author.
Imprint:	Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2024.
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Subject:	Robots in mass media. Androids -- Social aspects. Sex role in mass media. Sex dolls. Robotics -- Social aspects. Women -- Identity.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13461102

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ISBN:	9780253069269 0253069262 9780253069276 0253069270 9780253069245 9780253069252
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 09, 2024).
Other form:	Print version: Wosk, Julie. Artificial women Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2024 9780253069245

Table of Contents:

Introduction
A New Breed of Sex Robots and Sex Dolls
Under the Skin: The Fabricated Femme Fatale
Female Robot Caretakers, Doubles, and Companions
Paradoxes of Perfection: A Servant No More
Virtual Voices: Talking Barbie Dolls, Alexa, Bitchin' Betty, and More
Coda.