Notice bibliographique
- Notice
Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Nordqvist, Petra
Smart, Carol (1948-....)
Titre(s) : Relative strangers [Texte imprimé] : family life, genes and donor conception / Petra Nordqvist and Carol Smart
Publication : Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014
Description matérielle : xi, 192 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Collection : Palgrave Macmillan studies in family and intimate life
Lien à la collection : Palgrave studies in family sociology
Comprend : Proper families? : cultural expectations and donor conception ; Uncharted territories:
donor conception in personal life ; Ripples through the family ; Keeping it close
: sensitivities and secrecy ; Opening up : disclosure, information and family relationships
; Relating to donors : strangers, boundaries and tantalising knowledge ; (Not) one
of us : genes and belonging in everyday life ; Relative strangers and the paradoxes
of genetic kinship.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-189) and index
What does it mean to have a child born through donor conception? Does it mean different
things for heterosexual parents and lesbian parents? What is it like for the 'non-genetic'
parent? How do grandparents feel about having a grandchild who is conceived with the
help of an egg, sperm or embryo donor? Since 1991 more than 35,000 children have been
born in the UK as a result of donor conception. This means that more and more families
are facing the issue of incorporating 'relative strangers' into their families. In
this path breaking book, the authors explore the lived reality of donor conception
in families by using in-depth interviews with parents and grandparents of donor conceived
children. With reproductive medical technologies becoming more accessible, assisted
donor conception is raising new and important questions about family life. This book
will provide compelling reading for all those interested in the family, kinship, gender
and sexuality, new reproductive technologies, and genetics (Publisher's website)
Sujet(s) : Embryon humain -- Transplantation -- Société
Insémination artificielle humaine -- Société
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781137297631 (hardback). - ISBN 1137297638 (hardback). - ISBN 9781137297662
(paperback). - ISBN 1137297662 (paperback)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb43761740r
Notice n° :
FRBNF43761740
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
