ethnicity, infertility and reproductive technologies /
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Lorraine Culley, Nicky Hudson and Floor van Rooij.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Sterling, VA :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Earthscan,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2009.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xii, 207 pages)
SERIES
Series Title
Science in society series
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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List of Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction: Ethnicity, Infertility and Assisted Reproductive Technologies; ARTs and social science; Infertility and minorities in the West; Structure of the book; Conclusion; Notes; References; Part One Researching Infertility, Ethnicity and Culture; Chapter 1 Dominant Narratives and Excluded Voices: Research on Ethnic Differences in Access to Assisted Conception in More Developed Societies; Chapter 2 Infertility and Culture: Explanations, Implications and Dilemmas.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Worldwide, over 75 million people are involuntarily childless, a devastating experience for many with significant consequences for the social and psychological well-being of women in particular. Despite greater levels of infertility and strong cultural meanings attached to having children, little attention has been paid politically or academically to the needs of minority ethnic women and men. This groundbreaking volume is the first to highlight the ways in which diverse ethnic, cultural and religious identities impact upon understandings of technological solutions for infertility and associat.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
MIL
Stock Number
217074
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Marginalized reproduction.
International Standard Book Number
9781844075768
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Human reproductive technology, Cross-cultural studies.