Yearning and Refusal : An Ethnography of Female Fertility Management in Niamey, Niger / Hadiza Moussa [and four others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moussa, Hadiza, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 238 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]

Summary:

"This book examines what I call "infertile sexuality"-that is to say, sexual practices and conditions that do not result in procreation. The dominant sexual moral code in much of Africa, particularly evident in Niger, stipulates that married life must lead to the creation of an abundant lineage. Generally among urban residents and settled agro-pastoralists, infertility, contraception, abortion, and infanticide are all deemed deviant and contrary to mainstream norms and practices"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half-Title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Editors' Introduction by Alice J. Kang and Barbara M. Cooper

Preface for the English Translation by Jean-​Pierre Olivier de Sardan

Acknowledgments

Acronyms

Introduction: Infertile Sexuality

PART I: The Problem of Infertility

1. The Infertile Body

2. Managing Infertility

3. Varieties of Infertility

4. The Emotional Weight of Childlessness

PART II: Tensions in the Clinic

5. Confronting the Biomedical Sphere

PART III: Knowing and Negotiating Contraception

6. Contraception Outside of the Clinic

7. Negotiating Biomedical Contraception

8. The Realities of Abortion

Conclusion: Fertility Management in Niger

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-766213-7

0-19-766212-9

0-19-766214-5