Reproductive Disruptions : Gender, Technology, and Biopolitics in the New Millennium (Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives) (Library Binding)

Reproductive disruptions, such as infertility, adoption, and childhood disability, are among distressing experiences in people's lives. Based on research by medical anthropologists, this book examines such issues as local practices detrimental to safe pregnancy and birth; conflicting reproductive goals between women and men; and more.