Women and Reproductive Technologies The Socio-Economic Development of Technologies Changing the World

Women and Reproductive Technologies The Socio-Economic Development of Technologies Changing the World

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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 so...

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Main Author: Burfoot, Annette (auth)
Other Authors: Güngör, Derya (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2022
Series:Routledge Research in Gender and Society
Subjects:
Society & culture: general
Sociology
Annette Burfoot
animals
assisted reproductive technologies
breeding
business
commercial
critical framework
evidence-based
gender
gender studies
history
IVF
livestock
replication
reproduction
reproductive technologies
sociality
social control
sociology
women
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (162 p.)
ISBN:9780429467646
9780429885259
9781138606456
9781138606463
Access:Open Access

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