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The Elusive Embryo: How Women and Men Approach New Reproductive Technologies
Gay Becker
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Description for The Elusive Embryo: How Women and Men Approach New Reproductive Technologies
Paperback. Examining the industry of reproductive technology from the perspective of the consumer, this book 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. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JHM; MBX; MFKC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 442.
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. Becker interviewed hundreds of people over a period of years; their stories are presented here in their own words. Absorbing, informative, and in many cases moving, these stories address deep-seated notions about gender, self-worth, and the cultural ideal of biological parenthood. Becker moves beyond ... Read more
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. Becker interviewed hundreds of people over a period of years; their stories are presented here in their own words. Absorbing, informative, and in many cases moving, these stories address deep-seated notions about gender, self-worth, and the cultural ideal of biological parenthood. Becker moves beyond ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
Number of Pages
330
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520224315
SKU
V9780520224315
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About Gay Becker
Gay Becker is Professor of Medical Anthropology and Social and Behavioral Sciences and an investigator at the Institute for Health and Aging at the University of California, San Francisco. She is the author of Disrupted Lives: How People Create Meaning in a Chaotic World (California, 1997), Healing the Infertile Family: Strengthening Your Relationship in the Search for Parenthood (California, 1997), ... Read more
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