Women and Reproductive Technologies
Annette Burfoot, "Women and Reproductive Technologies "
English | ISBN: 1138606464 | 2021 | 154 pages | EPUB | 275 KB
English | ISBN: 1138606464 | 2021 | 154 pages | EPUB | 275 KB
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.
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