Assisting Reproduction, Testing Genes

ISBN 10: 1845456254 / ISBN 13: 9781845456252

Verlag: Berghahn Books, 2009

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Inhaltsangabe:

Following the routinization of assisted reproduction in the industrialized world, technologies such as in vitro fertilization, preimplantation genetic diagnosis, and DNA-based paternity testing have traveled globally and are now being offered to couples in numerous non-Western countries. This volume explores the application and impact of these advanced reproductive and genetic technologies in societies across the globe. By highlighting both the cross-cultural similarities and diverse meanings that technologies may assume as they enter multiple contexts, the book aims to foster understanding of both the technologies and the settings. Enhanced by cross-cultural perspectives, the book addresses the challenges that globalization presents to local understandings of science, technology, and medicine.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Daphna Birenbaum-Carmeli is an Associate Professor of Medical Anthropology at the University of Haifa, Israel and has published extensively on the policy and practice of reproductive technologies in Israel.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Assisting Reproduction, Testing Genes
Verlag: Berghahn Books
Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
Einband: HRD
Zustand: New