Thai in Vitro: Gender, Culture and Assisted Reproduction
Andrea Whittaker
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Description for Thai in Vitro: Gender, Culture and Assisted Reproduction
Hardback. In Thailand, infertility remains a source of stigma for those couples that combine a range of religious, traditional and high-tech interventions in their quest for a child. This book explores this experience of infertility and the pursuit and use of assisted reproductive technologies by Thai couples. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 276 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMT; JHMC; MBNH; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
In Thailand, infertility remains a source of stigma for those couples that combine a range of religious, traditional and high-tech interventions in their quest for a child. This book explores this experience of infertility and the pursuit and use of assisted reproductive technologies by Thai couples. Though using assisted reproductive technologies is becoming more acceptable in Thai society, access to and choices about such technologies are mediated by differences in class position. These stories of women and men in private and public infertility clinics reveal how local social and moral sensitivities influence the practices and meanings of treatment.
In Thailand, infertility remains a source of stigma for those couples that combine a range of religious, traditional and high-tech interventions in their quest for a child. This book explores this experience of infertility and the pursuit and use of assisted reproductive technologies by Thai couples. Though using assisted reproductive technologies is becoming more acceptable in Thai society, access to and choices about such technologies are mediated by differences in class position. These stories of women and men in private and public infertility clinics reveal how local social and moral sensitivities influence the practices and meanings of treatment.
Product Details
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality
Condition
New
Weight
555g
Number of Pages
276
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782387329
SKU
V9781782387329
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Ref
99-15
About Andrea Whittaker
Andrea Whittaker is ARC Future Fellow and Convenor of Anthropology at Monash University. She is a medical anthropologist whose most recent publications include Abortion, Sin and the State in Thailand (2004) and Abortion in Asia: Local dilemmas, global politics (ed., Berghahn Books 2010).
Reviews for Thai in Vitro: Gender, Culture and Assisted Reproduction
... an important contribution to the growing field of social studies of infertility treatment ... Assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) are now routine throughout the world, and it is crucial that we learn more about how they gain a foothold in particular countries.
Ayo Wahlberg, University of Copenhagen This is a splendid piece of scholarly ... Read more
Ayo Wahlberg, University of Copenhagen This is a splendid piece of scholarly ... Read more