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UNINA9910826079103321 |
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Titolo |
Assisting reproduction, testing genes : global encounters with new biotechnologies / / edited by Daphna Birenbaum-Carmeli and Marcia C. Inhorn |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, : Berghahn Books, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-62799-6 |
9786612627996 |
1-84545-941-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (303 p.) |
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Collana |
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Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality ; ; volume 18 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Human reproductive technology |
Biotechnology |
Human genetics |
Fertilization in vitro, Human |
Human embryo - Transplantation |
Surrogate motherhood |
Genetic Services |
Culture |
Reproductive Techniques |
Genetic Techniques |
Genetic Testing |
Reproductive Techniques, Assisted |
Cross-Cultural Comparison |
Medicine |
Gynecology & Obstetrics |
Health & Biological Sciences |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Title page-Assisting Reproduction, Testing Genes; Contents; Introduction; Part I-Families and Beyond: Reproductive Technologies |
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and New Social Orders; Chapter 1-East in West?; Chapter 2-Cultural Meanings of Assisted Reproductive Technologies; Chapter 3-Middle Eastern Masculinities in the Age of Assisted Reproductive Technologies; Part II-Couples and Others: Assisting Reproduction with Third Parties; Chapter 4-The Traffic Between Women; Chapter 5-Law, Ethics, and Donor Technologies in Shia Iran; Chapter 6-Inappropriate Relations; Chapter 7-Contested Surrogacy and The Gender Order |
Part III-Testing Genes and Using Gells: Encounters with Advanced Genetic TechnologiesChapter 8-The Genesis of Embryos and Ethics in Vitro; Chapter 9-Assisted Life; Chapter 10-Doubt is the Mother of All Invention; Contributors; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Following the routinization of assisted reproduction in the industrialized world, technologies such as in vitro fertilization, preimplantation genetic diagnosis, and DNA-based paternity testing have traveled globally and are now being offered to couples in numerous non-Western countries. This volume explores the application and impact of these advanced reproductive and genetic technologies in societies across the globe. By highlighting both the cross-cultural similarities and diverse meanings that technologies may assume as they enter multiple contexts, the book aims to foster understanding |
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