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12%OFFIris Lopez - Matters of Choice - 9780813543734 - V9780813543734
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Matters of Choice

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Description for Matters of Choice paperback. Presents a comprehensive analysis of the dichotomous views that have portrayed sterilization either as part of a coercive program of population control or as a means of voluntary, even liberating, fertility control by individual women. Num Pages: 208 pages, diagrams, figures. BIC Classification: 1KJP; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
Sterilization remains one of the most popular forms of fertility control in the world, but it has received little acknowledgment for decreasing birthrates on account of its dubious use as a means of population control, especially in developing countries.

In Matters of Choice, Iris Lopez presents a comprehensive analysis of the dichotomous views that have portrayed sterilization either as part of a coercive program of population control or as a means of voluntary, even liberating, fertility control by individual women. Drawing upon her twenty-five years of research on sterilized Puerto Rican women from five different families in Brooklyn, Lopez untangles ... Read more

Lopez makes a stirring case for a model of reproductive freedom, taking readers beyond victim/agent debates to consider a broader definition of reproductive rights within a feminist anthropological context.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New Brunswick NJ, United States
ISBN
9780813543734
SKU
V9780813543734
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99-1

About Iris Lopez
Iris Lopez is the director of the Latin American and Caribbean studies program and an associate professor in the department of sociology at the City College of New York. She is coauthor of Telling to Live: Latina Feminist Testimonios.

Reviews for Matters of Choice
In this unique and compelling book, Iris Lopez not only encourages a rethinking of reproductive models but features women's own voices and life experiences. I recommend Matters of Choice to anyone interested in learning more about how the national, class and racist legacies of reproductive policies influence the lives of women today.
Dr. Alice Col=n Warren
Researcher, Social ... Read more

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