ISBN:
9780203772539
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (153 Seiten)
Series Statement:
Routledge research in gender and society
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Burfoot, Annette Women and reproductive technologies
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Burfoot, Annette Women and Reproductive Technologies
Keywords:
Human reproductive technology Social aspects
;
Women Social conditions
;
Society & culture: general
;
Sociology
;
Frau
;
Fertilität
;
Reproduktionsmedizin
;
Technischer Fortschritt
Abstract:
"A sociological and historical study of the development of reproductive technologies, this book focuses on key technological developments through a biomedicalization lens with special attention to gender. Using in vitro fertilization (IVF) as a hub, it critically examines the main areas of related socio-technical developments: reproductive science, birth control, animal husbandry, genetics, and reproductive medicine. Employing a critical framework to illuminate dominant discourses, the book also highlights examples of social resistance, as well as contradictory responses to new reproductive technologies. Over eight chapters, the author examines the social history of reproduction and sexuality, reproductive technologies from old to new, and debates surrounding new reproductive technologies and genetic engineering. Women and Reproductive Technologies pays close attention to the interconnections between the business of reproduction (and replication industries), the sociality of reproduction (including reproductive justice), and what are considered the technologies themselves. As such, it constitutes essential reading for students and researchers in the fields of sociology, health studies and gender studies interested in the current state of human reproduction."
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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