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Author Lupton, Deborah.

Title The social worlds of the unborn / Deborah Lupton
Published Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (152 pages)
Series Palgrave Pivot
Palgrave pivot.
Contents 1. Contingencies of the Unborn -- 2. Imaging the Unborn -- 3. The Unborn within the Self: Women's Experiences of Pregnancy -- 4. Death, Disposal and the Unborn -- 5. The Endangered Unborn
Summary In the contemporary world, the unborn - human embryos and foetuses - are highly public and contested figures. Their visual images appear across a wide range of forums, from YouTube videos to pregnancy handbooks. They have become commercial commodities as part of the IVF industry, reproductive tourism and stem cell research and regenerative medicine. The unborn are the focus of intense debates concerning concepts of personhood and humanness, especially in relation to abortion politics and the use and disposal of embryos created outside the human body. The "Social Worlds of the Unborn" is the first book-length work to discuss all of these issues and more, drawing on social and cultural theory and research and empirical research to do so. It will be of interest to academics and students in a multitude of disciplines, including sociology, anthropology, philosophy, bioethics, gender studies, media and cultural studies and science and technology studies
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Human embryo -- Social aspects
Human embryo -- Religious aspects.
Fetus -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Human reproductive technology -- Moral and ethical aspects
Bioethics.
Fetus.
Pregnant women.
Embryo, Mammalian
Beginning of Human Life
Bioethical Issues
Fetus
Pregnant Women
Bioethics
Medical sociology.
Social issues & processes.
Sociology: birth.
Human reproduction, growth & development.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Sexuality.
Health and Fitness.
Pregnant women
Fetus
Bioethics
Fetus -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Human embryo -- Religious aspects
Human reproductive technology -- Moral and ethical aspects
Medical sociology.
Social & ethical issues.
Sociology: family & relationships.
Human reproduction, growth & development.
Health and Wellbeing.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781137310729
1137310723
1349456721
9781349456727