| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 207 pages) |
| Series |
Science in society series |
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Science in society series
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| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Infertility -- Cross-cultural studies
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Human reproductive technology -- Cross-cultural studies
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Infertility.
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Cross-cultural studies.
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Reproductive technology.
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Infertility
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Cross-Cultural Comparison
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Reproductive Techniques
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Infertility.
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Reproductive technology.
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Cross-cultural studies.
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Human reproductive technology.
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Infertility.
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| Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Culley, Lorraine
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Hudson, Nicky
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Van Rooij, Floor
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| ISBN |
9781849771931 |
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1849771936 |
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9781844075768 |
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1844075761 |
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