Overview

Assisted reproductive technology (ART) allows people who are infertile the opportunity to conceive children and form much desired families. Over the past few decades, the number of ART procedures conducted in the United States has steadily increased, in part affected by the growing number of women trying to conceive later in their reproductive lives—women trying to pursue careers while balancing personal and societal demands of creating a family. The initial spotlight cast by this demographic shift in baby making has widened as a variety of other people experiencing social infertility (e.g., single persons, same-sex couples) have increasingly used such procedures to conceive their own desired families as well. The spotlight has intensified as media exposure and political attention to the use of ART, particularly by socially infertile people, has aroused public concern and controversy. The purpose of this book is to explore the factors that shape the community's sentiment—and thus the controversy—toward ART and ART-related laws and policies. Predictors of sentiment include media (e.g., attention, sources), personal differences (e.g., religion, political ideology, beliefs about science), societal influences (e.g., modernization, social norms regarding gender, family, and sexuality), and psychological processes (e.g., cognitive processing, heuristics).

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Author:   Alexandra E. Sigillo ,  Monica K. Miller
Publisher:   Lexington Books
Imprint:   Lexington Books
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.640kg
ISBN:  

9781498557917

ISBN 10:   1498557910
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   08 November 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Preface Introduction: Assisted Reproductive Technology: Why All the Controversy? Chapter 1: The Players, Procedures, Outcomes, and Objections Chapter 2: How Assisted Reproduction Shapes Family Law Chapter 3: The Relationship between Media and Community Sentiment toward ART Chapter 4: How Personal Differences Shape Community Sentiment toward ART Chapter 5: How Societal Factors Affect Community Sentiment toward ART Chapter 6: How Psychological Processes Influence Community Sentiment toward ART Chapter 7: Furthering the Study of Community Sentiment toward ART Conclusion: As Reproductive Technology Advances, Divided Sentiment Remains Appendix A: Scientific Information About Infertility and IVF (Study 2) Appendix B: Manipulated Messages (Study 2) Appendix C: Measures for Both Studies References Index About the Authors

Reviews

Alexandra Sigillo and Monica Miller have produced an insightful account of the lived experiences of assisted reproductive technologies and how these experiences intersect across life domains. A must-read book for anyone interested in a fresh perspective on family building -via community sentiment - in the 21st century.--Olga van den Akker, Middlesex University London

Alexandra E. Sigillo and Monica K. Miller have produced an insightful account of the lived experiences of assisted reproductive technologies and how these experiences intersect across life domains. A must-read book for anyone interested in a fresh perspective on family building--via community sentiment--in the 21st century.--Olga van den Akker, Middlesex University London

Author Information

Alexandra Sigillo, PhD, is research project manager at EdSurge, Inc. Monica Miller, PhD, is professor of criminal justice and social psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno.

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