Reproduction and society : interdisciplinary readings / edited by Carole Joffe and Jennifer Reich.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Joffe, Carole, editor.

Reich, Jennifer A., editor.

Frances C. Thielbar Memorial Fund.

Series:

Perspectives on gender (New York, N.Y.)

Perspectives on gender

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family size--Social aspects.

Family size.

Human reproduction--Social aspects.

Human reproduction.

Reproductive rights--Social aspects.

Reproductive rights.

Birth control--Social aspects.

Birth control.

Social aspects.

Physical Description:

xviii, 314 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2015.

Summary:

"A collection of essays, framed with original introductions, Reproduction and Society: Interdisciplinary Readings helps students to think critically about reproduction as a social phenomenon. Divided into six rich and varied sections, this book offers students and instructors a broad overview of the social meanings of reproduction and offers opportunities to explore significant questions of how resources are allocated, individuals are regulated, and how very much is at stake as people and communities aim to determine their own family size and reproductive experiences. This is an ideal core text for courses on reproduction and sexuality"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Section I Contraception and Sterilization 13

Introduction

1 The Folklore of Birth Control / Linda Gordon Gordon, Linda 19

2 The Pill-Genocide or Liberation? / Toni Cade Bamhera Bamhera, Toni Cade 31

3 The Fertility of Women of Mexican Origin: A Social Constructionist Approach / Elena Gutiérrez Gutiérrez, Elena 32

4 The Economic Impact of the Pill / Annie Lowrey Lowrey, Annie 43

Section II Abortion 45

5 A selection from Doctors of Conscience: The Struggle to Provide Abortion Before and After Roe v. Wade / Carole Joffe Joffe, Carole 51

6 Practice Constraints and the Institutionalized Buck-Passing of Abortion Care / Lori Freedman Freedman, Lori 59

7 Rethinking the Mantra that Abortion should be "Safe, Legal, and Rare" / Tracy A. Weitz Weitz, Tracy A. 67

8 Race, Reproductive Politics and Reproductive Health Care in the Contemporary United States / Willie Parker Parker, Willie, Carole Joffe Joffe, Carole 75

9 Not Ready to Fill His Father's Shoes: A Masculinist Discourse of Abortion / Jennifer Reich Reich, Jennifer 78

10 Facing the Fetus / Helena Silverstein Silverstein, Helena 90

Section III Reproductive Technologies 99

11 Selling Genes, Selling Gender / Rene Almeling Almeling, Rene 104

12 India's Reproductive Assembly Line / Sharmila Rudrappa Rudrappa, Sharmila 110

13 Debates over Lesbian Reproduction within Lesbian/Gay and Feminist Communities / Laura Mamo Mamo, Laura 115

14 The Belly Mommy and the Fetus Sitter: The Reproductive Marketplace and Family Intimacies / Joshua Gamson Gamson, Joshua 121

Section IV Pregnancy and Birth 137

15 Reproduction m Bondage / Dorothy Roberts Roberts, Dorothy 141

16 Maternal Mortality in the United States: A Human Rights Failure / Francine Coeytaux Coeytaux, Francine, Debra Bingham Bingham, Debra, Nan Strauss Strauss, Nan 153

17 Choosing Your Health Care Provider and Birth Setting: Boston Women's Health Collective 159

18 Contested Conceptions and Misconceptions / Rayna Rapp Rapp, Rayna 161

19 Motherhood Lost: Cultural Dimensions of Miscarriage and Stillbirth in America / Linda L. Layne Layne, Linda L. 171

20 The Risks to Reproductive Health and Fertility / Jackie Schwartz Schwartz, Jackie, Tracey Woodruff Woodruff, Tracey 175

21 The Liability Threat in Obstetrics / Theresa Morris Morris, Theresa 184

Section V Special Populations Targeted for Reproductive Control 199

22 Invisible Immigrants: What Will Immigration Reform Mean for Migrant Women? / Michelle Chen Chen, Michelle 206

23 Roe v. Wade and the new Jane Crow: Reproductive Rights in the Age of Mass Incarceration / Lynn M. Paltrow Paltrow, Lynn M. 209

24 Prescriptions: Dr. Carolyn Sufrin, Prison Ob/Gyn / Naomi Stotland Stotland, Naomi 217

25 Disabled Women and Reproductive Rights / Virginia Kallianes Kallianes, Virginia, Phyllis Rubenfeld Rubenfeld, Phyllis 219

26 Motherhood as Class Privilege in America / Rickie Solinger Solinger, Rickie 232

Section VI The Way Forward: Moving Toward Reproductive Justice 239

27 Reproductive Justice / Zakiya Luna Luna, Zakiya, Kristin Luker Luker, Kristin 244

28 Thinking Beyond ICPD+10: Where Should Our Movement Be Going? / Sonia Corrêa Corrêa, Sonia, Adrienne Germain Germain, Adrienne, Rosalind P. Petchesky Petchesky, Rosalind P. 249

29 The Globalization of the Culture Wars / Michelle Goldberg Goldberg, Michelle 260

30 Female Feticide and Infanticide: Implications for Reproductive Justice / Ramaswami Mahalingam Mahalingam, Ramaswami, Madeline Wachman Wachman, Madeline 264

31 Excerpt from Remarks to the U.N. 4th World Conference on Women Plenary Session, delivered September 5, 1995, Beijing, China / Hillary Rodham Clinton Clinton, Hillary Rodham 270.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Frances C. Thielbar Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9780415731027

041573102X

9780415731034

0415731038

OCLC:

876370912