Overview
Unimaginable until the twentieth century, the clinical practice of transferring eggs and sperm from body to body is now the basis of a bustling market. In Sex Cells, Rene Almeling provides an inside look at how egg agencies and sperm banks do business. Although both men and women are usually drawn to donation for financial reasons, Almeling finds that clinics encourage sperm donors to think of the payments as remuneration for an easy ""job."" Women receive more money but are urged to regard egg donation in feminine terms, as the ultimate ""gift"" from one woman to another. Sex Cells shows how the gendered framing of paid donation, as either a job or a gift, not only influences the structure of the market, but also profoundly affects the individuals whose genetic material is being purchased.
Full Product Details
Author: Rene Almeling
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9780520270954
ISBN 10: 0520270959
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 20 September 2011
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
[Almeling] pulls back the curtain on the egg and sperm market... 'Sex Cells' explains how this unique industry shapes the way we think about gender and parenthood. Salon Almeling learned that when it comes to donating genetic material, men and women are groomed very differently. Huffington Post One of the fascinating aspects of Almeling's research is that she explored how donors, both egg and sperm, perceive their own roles in a family. On Parenting/Washington Post Interviews with sperm and egg donors reveal an interesting dichotomy [that] may say a lot about how we view motherhood and fatherhood. Jezebel An inside look at how egg agencies and sperm banks do business. Law & Social Inquiry
Almeling learned that when it comes to donating genetic material, men and women are groomed very differently. --Huffington Post
[Almeling] pulls back the curtain on the egg and sperm market... 'Sex Cells' explains how this unique industry shapes the way we think about gender and parenthood. Salon 20110925 Almeling learned that when it comes to donating genetic material, men and women are groomed very differently. Huffington Post 20110920 One of the fascinating aspects of Almeling's research is that she explored how donors, both egg and sperm, perceive their own roles in a family. On Parenting/Washington Post 20110928 Interviews with sperm and egg donors reveal an interesting dichotomy [that] may say a lot about how we view motherhood and fatherhood. Jezebel 20110928 An inside look at how egg agencies and sperm banks do business. Law & Social Inquiry 20120101
Author Information
Rene Almeling is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Yale University.
