02657nam 2200649 450 991082367180332120230126214801.00-271-07821-910.1515/9780271078212(CKB)3710000000933130(OCoLC)1080551472(MdBmJHUP)muse68677(MiAaPQ)EBC6224395(DE-B1597)584571(OCoLC)1266229690(DE-B1597)9780271078212(EXLCZ)99371000000093313020200929d2016 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierInfertility tracing the history of a transformative term /Robin E. JensenUniversity Park, Pennsylvania :The Pennsylvania State University Press,[2016]©20161 online resource (xiii, 225 pages :)illustrations ;The RSA series in transdisciplinary rhetoric0-271-07619-4 Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-209) and index.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."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.RSA series in transdisciplinary rhetoric.Infertility, FemaleMedicalizationRhetoricInfertility, FemaleSocial aspectsIVF.Jenson.history.infertility.motherhood.”inability to conceive”.”reproductive health problems”.Infertility, Female.Medicalization.Rhetoric.Infertility, FemaleSocial aspects.618.178Jensen Robin E.1979-1658890MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823671803321Infertility4013198UNINA