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Reconceiving the second sex : men, masculinity, and reproduction / edited by Marcia C. Inhorn ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality
- Fertility, reproduction, and sexuality ; v. 12
- Fertility, reproduction and sexuality ; v. 12
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Men--Psychology.
- Men.
- Men--Sexual behavior.
- Masculinity.
- Human reproduction.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (400 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Berghahn Books, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- Extensive social science research, particularly by anthropologists, has explored women's reproductive lives, their use of reproductive technologies, and their experiences as mothers and nurturers of children. Meanwhile, few if any volumes have explored men's reproductive concerns or contributions to women's reproductive health: Men are clearly viewed as the "second sex" in reproduction. This volume argues that the marginalization of men is an oversight of considerable proportions. It sheds new light on male reproduction from a cross-cultural, global perspective, focusing not only upon men in
- Contents:
- pt. I. Masculinity and reproduction
- pt. II. Fertility and family planning
- pt. III. Infertility and assisted reproduction
- pt. IV. Childbirth and fatherhood.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781845454739
- 1845454731
- 9780857455369
- 0857455362
- OCLC:
- 855505434
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