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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823671803321

Autore

Jensen Robin E. <1979->

Titolo

Infertility : tracing the history of a transformative term / / Robin E. Jensen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University Park, Pennsylvania : , : The Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

0-271-07821-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 225 pages :) : illustrations ;

Collana

The RSA series in transdisciplinary rhetoric

Disciplina

618.178

Soggetti

Infertility, Female

Medicalization

Rhetoric

Infertility, Female - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-209) and index.

Nota di contenuto

From barren to sterile : the evolution of a mixed metaphor -- Vital forces conserved : narrating energy conservation and human reproduction at the turn of the century -- Improving upon nature : the rise of reproductive endocrinology and chemical theories of fertility -- Psychogenic infertility : the unconscious defense against motherhood -- Fertility in clinical time : the integration of scientific specialties as infertility studies.

Sommario/riassunto

"Analyzes how infertility has been defined in and across technical, mainstream, and lay communities, and how different, emergent conceptualizations of infertility have had implications for individuals and the societies in which they live"--Provided by publisher.