Gender, identity & reproduction : social perspectives / edited by Sarah Earle and Gayle Letherby.
"Gender, Identity and Reproduction draws on a variety of perspectives relevant to an understanding of reproduction across the life-course. Through a consideration of the representation of reproductive identities and experiences, the book highlights difference and diversity in relation to contem...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2003.
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | "Gender, Identity and Reproduction draws on a variety of perspectives relevant to an understanding of reproduction across the life-course. Through a consideration of the representation of reproductive identities and experiences, the book highlights difference and diversity in relation to contemporary reproductive choices. The book focuses on women's and men's experiences of agency, control and negotiation within the context of cultural, medical, political, theoretical and lay ideologies of the reproductive process in contemporary Western societies."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 140390281X 9781403902818 |