UID:
almafu_9959243094002883
Format:
1 online resource (xiii, 225 pages :)
,
illustrations ;
ISBN:
0-271-07821-9
Series Statement:
The RSA series in transdisciplinary rhetoric
Content:
"Analyzes how infertility has been defined in and across technical, mainstream, and lay communities, and how different, emergent conceptualizations of infertility have had implications for individuals and the societies in which they live"--Provided by publisher.
Note:
From barren to sterile : the evolution of a mixed metaphor -- Vital forces conserved : narrating energy conservation and human reproduction at the turn of the century -- Improving upon nature : the rise of reproductive endocrinology and chemical theories of fertility -- Psychogenic infertility : the unconscious defense against motherhood -- Fertility in clinical time : the integration of scientific specialties as infertility studies.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-271-07619-4
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
DOI:
10.1515/9780271078212