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Technologies of procreation
Jeanette Edwards, EdwardsLog in to track your reading progress.
Overview
Technologies of Procreation brings a fresh approach to the analysis of the social and cultural implications of assisted conception technologies. It explores how these techniques create the potential for a redefinition of relationships, because it is now possible to create life on behalf of another person. In this Second Edition, the authors have added new sections to each chapter which contain significant material developing upon the original argument. By drawing on data and ideas from ethnographic studies, household interviews, and debates in Parliament and among clinicians, the authors present an innovative approach to the transformations of parenthood, procreation and kinship in the context of new reproductive technologies. Technologies of Procreation will be of interest to a wide range of readers in anthropology, sociology, medical ethics and health research.Editorials
Booknews
An anthropology research team drawn from four British universities explores how assisted conception techniques create the potential for a redefinition of relationships, because it is now possible to create life on behalf of another person. They draw data and ideas from ethnographic studies, household interviews, and debates in Parliament and among clinicians. Distributed by St. Martin's Press. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
June 28, 1993
Publisher
Manchester ; Manchester University Press ; c1993.
Pages
185
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780719038150