02627oam 2200697I 450 991045494240332120200520144314.01-134-91738-41-134-91739-21-280-32286-10-203-41496-910.4324/9780203414965 (CKB)111056485514142(EBL)180137(OCoLC)475886402(SSID)ssj0000145701(PQKBManifestationID)11912008(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000145701(PQKBWorkID)10181891(PQKB)10010814(MiAaPQ)EBC180137(Au-PeEL)EBL180137(CaPaEBR)ebr10057318(CaONFJC)MIL32286(OCoLC)50706267(EXLCZ)9911105648551414220180331d1997 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEmbodied progress a cultural account of assisted conception /Sarah FranklinLondon ;New York :Routledge,1997.1 online resource (265 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-06767-7 0-415-06766-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [230]-245) and index.Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Conception among the anthropologists; Contested conceptions in the enterprise culture; The 'obstacle course': the reproductive work of IVF; 'It just takes over': IVF as a 'way of life'; 'Having to try' and 'having to choose': how IVF 'makes sense'; The embodiment of progress; Notes; Bibliography; IndexThis book offers a unique perspective on the cultural dimensions of assisted conception techniques such as IVF. It looks at experiences of those who undergo the treatment and asks how such experiences may be variously understood.Medical anthropologyHuman reproductive technologyFertilization in vitro, HumanKinshipPhilosophySocial medicineElectronic books.Medical anthropology.Human reproductive technology.Fertilization in vitro, Human.KinshipPhilosophy.Social medicine.306.4/61Franklin Sarah1960,975187MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454942403321Embodied progress2220392UNINA