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



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Autore: Jensen Robin E. <1979-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Infertility : tracing the history of a transformative term / / Robin E. Jensen Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: University Park, Pennsylvania : , : The Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2016]
©2016
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 225 pages :) : illustrations ;
Disciplina: 618.178
Soggetto topico: Infertility, Female
Medicalization
Rhetoric
Infertility, Female - Social aspects
Soggetto non controllato: IVF
Jenson
history
infertility
motherhood
”inability to conceive”
”reproductive health problems”
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.
Titolo autorizzato: Infertility  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-271-07821-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910823671803321
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