Format:
Online-Ressource (x, 320 p)
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0520224302
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0520224310
Content:
In the first book to examine the industry of reproductive technology from the perspective of the consumer, Gay Becker scrutinizes the staggering array of medical options available to women and men with fertility problems and assesses the toll--both financial and emotional--that the quest for a biological child often exacts from would-be parents
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-314) and index
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Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: From Personal Experience to Research; 1. Consuming Technologies; 2. Confronting Notions of Normalcy; 3. The Embattled Body; 4. Genes and Generations; 5. Experiencing Risks; 6. Taking Action; 7. Selling Hope; 8. Decisions about Donors; 9. Embodied Technology; 10. Shifting Gears; 11. Redefining Normalcy; 12. Women Rethinking Parenthood; 13. Rewriting the Family; 14. Performing Gender; Appendix: About the Research; Glossary; Notes; References; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780520224315
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Elusive Embryo : How Women and Men Approach New Reproductive Technologies
Language:
English
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