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Autore |
Feasey Rebecca |
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Titolo |
Infertility and Non-Traditional Family Building : From Assisted Reproduction to Adoption in the Media / / by Rebecca Feasey |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019 |
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[1st ed. 2019.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (280 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Communication |
Social groups |
Family |
Culture |
Gender |
Sociology |
Families |
Families—Social aspects |
Media and Communication |
Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging |
Culture and Gender |
Gender Studies |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book examines the representation of infertility, assisted reproduction, miscarriage, adoption and surrogacy in a wide range of media, including blogs, vlogs, social media posts and factual programming. In so doing, it illustrates how pregnancy loss, involuntary childlessness and non-traditional mothering are being depicted across the media landscape. Whilst the topic of motherhood has emerged as a significant area of academic debate, narratives of unsuccessful or unconventional mothering have remained largely |
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absent, even at a time when there is a growing conversation about infertility online. Timely, pertinent and original, the book demonstrates the importance of a broader and more informed cultural discussion about fertility and family building. |
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