Labor of love : gestational surrogacy and the work of making babies /

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Drawn from extensive interviews with paid gestational surrogates, women employed to carry children who are not genetically their own, Labor of Love reveals the challenges they face as they deal with complicated medical procedures, delicate work-family balances, and tricky social dynamics. The book d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jacobson, Heather (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2016]
Colección:Families in focus.
Temas:
Surrogate motherhood.
Surrogate mothers.
Human reproductive technology > Social aspects.
Families.
Surrogate Mothers
Mères porteuses.
Procréation médicalement assistée > Aspect social.
Familles.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
MEDICAL > Reproductive Medicine & Technology.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Drawn from extensive interviews with paid gestational surrogates, women employed to carry children who are not genetically their own, Labor of Love reveals the challenges they face as they deal with complicated medical procedures, delicate work-family balances, and tricky social dynamics. The book demonstrates the extent to which advances in reproductive technology are affecting all Americans, changing how we think about maternity, family, and the labor involved in giving birth.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813569529
0813569524

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