Sociology: birth books

Stories of women who mother are central to this book. The women come to mothering through birth and adoption, as...  Read More >>

Contains 39 writings on the history of reproduction in the US. This title stresses the centrality of gender in the...  Read More >>

Contains 39 writings on the history of reproduction in the US. This title stresses the centrality of gender in the...  Read More >>

This study shows state power at work in the struggle between foetal rights and the rights of the woman, and suggests...  Read More >>

Highly detailed and clearly written, this book is the first full-length study of the complex system of practices,...  Read More >>

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Delivered at Home is a study of the work and life of District Midwives from 1948 to 1972 in the City of Nottingham,...  Read More >>

Addresses some of the pressing moral and legal quandaries in contemporary society - those revolving around human...  Read More >>

Written to help further the education of health care professionals, this text explores such areas as: the notion...  Read More >>

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Based on her 12 year study of a free-standing birth center, Turkel analyzes the medical model of childbirth in contrast...  Read More >>

Provides a dramatic investigation of the dynamics of reproduction. This title explores the complexity of contemporary...  Read More >>

Offers specific recommendations to put the United States on par with other developed nations in terms of contraceptive...  Read More >>

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Too often, in the debate over reproductive rights and technologies, we lose sight of the fundamental emotional and...  Read More >>

Too often, in the debate over reproductive rights and technologies, we lose sight of the fundamental emotional and...  Read More >>

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Discusses how psychological pressures of adolescence interact with the problems of being poor to create a situation...  Read More >>

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In a book as provocative and insightful as Deborah Tannen's You Just Don't Understand, Barreca explores the new...  Read More >>

Offers a comprehensive exploration of the social and cultural construction of childbirth in ancient Greece. Reading...  Read More >>

Uncertain Motherhood presents research on maternal behaviour among women who have less than optimal outcomes in...  Read More >>

In addition, the work examines the related discrimination suffered by the families of non-marital children, especially...  Read More >>

Uncertain Motherhood presents research on maternal behaviour among women who have less than optimal outcomes in...  Read More >>

Prenatal testing for genetic abnormalities has transformed pregnancy and motherhood. Using sociological research,...  Read More >>