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Surrogate Motherhood and the Politics of Reproduction
Susan Markens
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Description for Surrogate Motherhood and the Politics of Reproduction
Paperback. Offering an analysis of legislative responses to surrogacy in the bellwether states of New York and California, this book explores how discourses about gender, family, race, genetics, rights, and choice have shaped policies. It examines the views of key players, including legislators, women's organizations, religious groups, the media, and others. Num Pages: 277 pages, 1 line illustration, 12 tables. BIC Classification: JFM; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
Susan Markens takes on one of the hottest issues on the fertility front - surrogate motherhood - in a book that illuminates the culture wars that have erupted over new reproductive technologies in the United States. In an innovative analysis of legislative responses to surrogacy in the bellwether states of New York and California, Markens explores how discourses about gender, family, race, genetics, rights, and choice have shaped policies aimed at this issue. She examines the views of key players, including legislators, women's organizations, religious groups, the media, and others. In a study that finds surprising ideological agreement among those ... Read more
Susan Markens takes on one of the hottest issues on the fertility front - surrogate motherhood - in a book that illuminates the culture wars that have erupted over new reproductive technologies in the United States. In an innovative analysis of legislative responses to surrogacy in the bellwether states of New York and California, Markens explores how discourses about gender, family, race, genetics, rights, and choice have shaped policies aimed at this issue. She examines the views of key players, including legislators, women's organizations, religious groups, the media, and others. In a study that finds surprising ideological agreement among those ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
Number of Pages
277
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520252042
SKU
V9780520252042
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About Susan Markens
Susan Markens is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at City University of New York, Lehman College.
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