Technologies of Procreation: Kinship in the Age of Assisted ConceptionTechnologies of Procreation brings a fresh approach to the analysis of the social and cultural implications of assisted conception technologies. It explores how these techniques create the potential for a redefinition of relationships, because it is now possible to create life on behalf of another person. In this Second Edition, the authors have added new sections to each chapter which contain significant material developing upon the original argument. By drawing on data and ideas from ethnographic studies, household interviews, and debates in Parliament and among clinicians, the authors present an innovative approach to the transformations of parenthood, procreation and kinship in the context of new reproductive technologies. Technologies of Procreation will be of interest to a wide range of readers in anthropology, sociology, medical ethics and health research. |
Contents
Introduction to the second edition | 1 |
A question of context | 9 |
Beyond expectation Clinical practices and clinical concerns | 29 |
Solutions for Life and Growth? Collaborative conceptions in reproductive medicine | 53 |
Explicit connections Ethnographic enquiry in northwest England | 60 |
Clones who are they? | 86 |
Negotiated limits Interviews in southeast England | 91 |
Glimpses of moments in the circuit of culture | 122 |
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Technologies of Procreation: Kinship in the Age of Assisted Conception Jeanette Edwards Limited preview - 1993 |
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