Fertile Ground
eBook - ePub

Fertile Ground

Exploring Reproduction in Canada

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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Fertile Ground

Exploring Reproduction in Canada

About this book

Ideas of choice and rights traditionally dominate discussions concerning reproduction and gender politics. Fertile Ground argues that the current political climate in Canada necessitates a broader understanding of the links between the politics of reproduction, the state, and gender relations.

Three major themes are developed in the book: women's lived experiences, the role of the state in reproductive politics, and discourses around reproduction. Contributors examine unequal access to in vitro fertilization treatments depending upon class, race, age, disability, and health status; critique Health Canada's adherence to a medical model of breastfeeding; analyze marketing campaigns for birth-control products; and recount the Aamjiwnaang First Nation's experience of seeking recognition for reproductive health concerns. Fertile Ground links reproduction to marginalization, contestation, and the state in order to illuminate the continuity of reproductive moments and their implications for identity, activism, policy formation, and further scholarship.

A timely and multidisciplinary account of reproduction and gender politics in Canada, Fertile Ground will interest academics, activists, and professionals involved in the areas of women’s studies, politics, sociology, and public health.

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Yes, you can access Fertile Ground by Stephanie Paterson,Francesca Scala,Marlene K. Sokolon in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Gender Studies. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Copyright
  4. Tables and Figures
  5. Abbreviations
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Foreword
  8. Introduction
  9. PART ONE - The Politics of Experience
  10. PART TWO - The State of Reproduction
  11. PART THREE - The Discursive Politics of Reproduction : Subjectivity, Discourse, and Power
  12. Conclusion
  13. Contributors
  14. Index