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- ISBN-13
- 9781845451127
- Book Title
- Conceiving Kinship
- ISBN
- 9781845451127
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1845451120
ISBN-13
9781845451127
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63738026
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Publication Name
Conceiving Kinship : Assisted Conception, Procreation and Family in Southern Europe
Language
English
Subject
Reproductive Medicine & Technology, Sociology / General, Gender Studies, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Anthropology / General
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science, Medical
Series
Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
14.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2008-034317
Reviews
"...a fine example of how an anthropological approach, based on skilful ethnographic research, can illuminate the way kinship and family are understood in present-day culture...[The book] is an exemplary ethnography, building on previous works in this area and making advances in both methodology and theory." Social Anthropology/Anthropologie sociale " Conceiving Kinship provides intriguing and important insights into a period of rapid and unregulated development in assisted conception in Italy in the late 1990s. The book draws us into detailed and sensitive accounts of couples' intentions, assumptions and actions during a time of shifting expectations about parenthood and the ways that one might become a parent. Rich interview and conversational material is gathered from heterosexual as well as homosexual couples in relation to a wide range of assisted conception scenarios. This detailed ethnographic fieldwork, combined with a sustained analytical interrogation, makes for a significant contribution to the complex mosaic of practices and values which lie beneath the Euro-American kinship label. It is one which will become an important reference point for future debates about assisted conception in Europe and beyond." Robert Simpson , Reader, University of Durham, "...a fine example of how an anthropological approach, based on skilful ethnographic research, can illuminate the way kinship and family are understood in present-day culture...[The book] is an exemplary ethnography, building on previous works in this area and making advances in both methodology and theory." · Social Anthropology/Anthropologie sociale " Conceiving Kinship provides intriguing and important insights into a period of rapid and unregulated development in assisted conception in Italy in the late 1990s. The book draws us into detailed and sensitive accounts of couples' intentions, assumptions and actions during a time of shifting expectations about parenthood and the ways that one might become a parent. Rich interview and conversational material is gathered from heterosexual as well as homosexual couples in relation to a wide range of assisted conception scenarios. This detailed ethnographic fieldwork, combined with a sustained analytical interrogation, makes for a significant contribution to the complex mosaic of practices and values which lie beneath the Euro-American kinship label. It is one which will become an important reference point for future debates about assisted conception in Europe and beyond." · Robert Simpson , Reader, University of Durham, "...a fine example of how an anthropological approach, based on skilful ethnographic research, can illuminate the way kinship and family are understood in present-day culture...[The book] is an exemplary ethnography, building on previous works in this area and making advances in both methodology and theory." · Social Anthropology/Anthropologie sociale " Conceiving Kinship provides intriguing and important insights into a period of rapid and unregulated development in assisted conception in Italy in the late 1990s. The book draws us into detailed and sensitive accounts of couples' intentions, assumptions and actions during a time of shifting expectations about parenthood and the ways that one might become a parent. Rich interview and conversational material is gathered from heterosexual as well as homosexual couples in relation to a wide range of assisted conception scenarios. This detailed ethnographic fieldwork, combined with a sustained analytical interrogation, makes for a significant contribution to the complex mosaic of practices and values which lie beneath the Euro-American kinship label. It is one which will become an important reference point for future debates about assisted conception in Europe and beyond." · Robert Simpson , Reader, University of Durham, "...a fine example of how an anthropological approach, based on skilful ethnographic research, can illuminate the way kinship and family are understood in present-day culture...[The book] is an exemplary ethnography, building on previous works in this area and making advances in both methodology and theory." Social Anthropology/Anthropologie sociale " Conceiving Kinship provides intriguing and important insights into a period of rapid and unregulated development in assisted conception in Italy in the late 1990s. The book draws us into detailed and sensitive accounts of couples' intentions, assumptions and actions during a time of shifting expectations about parenthood and the ways that one might become a parent. Rich interview and conversational material is gathered from heterosexual as well as homosexual couples in relation to a wide range of assisted conception scenarios. This detailed ethnographic fieldwork, combined with a sustained analytical interrogation, makes for a significant contribution to the complex mosaic of practices and values which lie beneath the Euro-American kinship label. It is one which will become an important reference point for future debates about assisted conception in Europe and beyond." Robert Simpson , Reader, University of Durham
Dewey Edition
22
Series Volume Number
9
Volume Number
Vol. 9
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
306.461094
Table Of Content
Boxes Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. Locating Conceiving Kinship: New Subjects, New Boundaries Introduction An Overview of Anthropological Enquiry into Assisted Conception An Overview of Italian Anthropology Chapter 2. Research in Place: Shifting Fields of Enquiry Introduction Multiple Investigations, Sites, Informants Main Investigation Comparative Investigation Collateral Investigation Chapter 3. Heterosexual Couples: Life Plans, Irreversible Infertility and the Choice of a Programme of Gamete Donation A Case: Anna and Artificial Insemination by Donor Introduction Planning Our Life, Planning Our Children Discovering Irreversible Infertility Choosing a Programme of Gamete Donation Normalizing Gamete Donation Do It Quickly (and It Lasts Forever) Chapter 4. Heterosexual Couples: Gamete Donation, Donors and Biogenetic Make-up A Case: Matilde and Egg Donation Introduction Infertile Couples, Biological Inheritance and Biogenetic Make-up Couples' Perception of Donors and Donation Good Intentions, Gifts and Donors' Displacement Chapter 5. Heterosexual Couples and Clinicians: Strategies in Private Clinics of Assisted Conception Extract from Field Notes: at Lunch with Clinicians Introduction The Provision of Services in Private Clinics of Assisted Conception Life around Clinics and Clinicians: Trust, Faith and Dependency The Hyper-medicalized Infertile Couple Managing Recurrent Failure in the Clinic Getting to Understand Programmes of Gamete Donation The Work of Kinship in the Clinic Chapter 6. Lesbian and Gay Couples Making Families by Donation A Case: a Lesbian Couple Planning a Family by Donation Introduction Lesbian and Gay Couples: Planning a Life Together Planning Families Rethinking Motherhood and Fatherhood The Lesbian and Gay Way: The Procreative Project The Lesbian and Gay Way: Practices of Inclusion The Lesbian and Gay Way: Practices of Relatedness Chapter 7. The Traffic in Kinship: Southern Europe and Euro-America Introduction Ethnographic Reflections: Some Key Notions Programmes of Gamete Donation: Challenging (in Principle) the 'Model' Italian versus Euro-American Kinship: Generalizing the 'Model' A Concluding Note: Conceiving Kinship Appendix I: Assisted Conception in Italy: A Legislative and Political Controversy, 1996-99 Towards a Unified Text: Political Controversies over Legislation The Death of the Unified Text: The Rise of a New Controversy The Political Project Behind Assisted Conception, 1996-99 Appendix II: Profile of Infertile Heterosexual Couples Appendix IIa: Profile of Lesbian and Gay Couples Bibliography Index
Synopsis
"...a fine example of how an anthropological approach, based on skilful ethnographic research, can illuminate the way kinship and family are understood in present-day culture... The book] is an exemplary ethnography, building on previous works in this area and making advances in both methodology and theory." - Social Anthropology/Anthropologie sociale " Conceiving Kinship provides intriguing and important insights into a period of rapid and unregulated development in assisted conception in Italy in the late 1990s. The book draws us into detailed and sensitive accounts of couples' intentions, assumptions and actions during a time of shifting expectations about parenthood and the ways that one might become a parent. Rich interview and conversational material is gathered from heterosexual as well as homosexual couples in relation to a wide range of assisted conception scenarios. This detailed ethnographic fieldwork, combined with a sustained analytical interrogation, makes for a significant contribution to the complex mosaic of practices and values which lie beneath the Euro-American kinship label. It is one which will become an important reference point for future debates about assisted conception in Europe and beyond." - Robert Simpson, Reader, University of Durham Conceiving Kinship is an in-depth journey, the first of its kind, into how heterosexual, lesbian and gay couples using programmes of gamete donation conceptualize and make Italian kinship. It explores the provision of treatment in clinical and non-clinical settings at a time when Italy was considered the 'Wild-West' of assisted conception. This compelling study provides a new perspective on hotly debated issues in kinship studies and the modern medical technologies; it offers fresh insights into longstanding questions of cultural continuities and discontinuities in European kinship. Monica M.E. Bonaccorso is Lecturer in Social Anthropology at the University of Durham, following a position as Affiliated Lecturer and Wellcome Trust Fellow in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge., Conceiving Kinship is an in-depth journey, the first of its kind, into how heterosexual, lesbian and gay couples using programmes of gamete donation conceptualize and make Italian kinship. It explores the provision of treatment in clinical and non-clinical settings at a time when Italy was considered the 'Wild-West' of assisted conception. This ......, Conceiving Kinship is an in-depth journey, the first of its kind, into how heterosexual, lesbian and gay couples using programmes of gamete donation conceptualize and make Italian kinship. It explores the provision of treatment in clinical and non-clinical settings at a time when Italy was considered the 'Wild-West' of assisted conception. This compelling study provides a new perspective on hotly debated issues in kinship studies and the modern medical technologies; it offers fresh insights into longstanding questions of cultural continuities and discontinuities in European kinship.
LC Classification Number
RG133.5 .B66 2009
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