Reconceiving the Second Sex
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Reconceiving the Second Sex

Men, Masculinity, and Reproduction

  1. 402 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Reconceiving the Second Sex

Men, Masculinity, and Reproduction

About this book

Extensive social science research, particularly by anthropologists, has explored women's reproductive lives, their use of reproductive technologies, and their experiences as mothers and nurturers of children. Meanwhile, few if any volumes have explored men's reproductive concerns or contributions to women's reproductive health: Men are clearly viewed as the "second sex" in reproduction. This volume argues that the marginalization of men is an oversight of considerable proportions. It sheds new light on male reproduction from a cross-cultural, global perspective, focusing not only upon men in Europe and America but also those in the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America. Both heterosexual and homosexual, married and unmarried men are featured in this volume, which assesses concerns ranging from masculinity and sexuality to childbirth and fatherhood.

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Yes, you can access Reconceiving the Second Sex by Marcia C. Inhorn,Maruska la Cour Mosegaard,Tine Tjørnhøj-Thomsen,Helene Goldberg 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.

Information

Publisher
Berghahn Books
Year
2009
Print ISBN
9781845454739
eBook ISBN
9780857455369
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Gender Studies
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. RECONCEIVING THE SECOND SEX
  2. CONTENTS
  3. FIGURES
  4. Introduction
  5. PART I. MASCULINITY AND REPRODUCTION
  6. Chapter 1. THE MISSING GAMETE?
  7. Chapter 2. KILLER SPERM: MASCULINITY AND THE ESSENCE OF MALE HIERARCHIES
  8. Chapter 3. GENDER, MASCULINITY, AND REPRODUCTION
  9. Chapter 4. MEN’S INFLUENCES ON WOMEN’S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
  10. PART II. FERTILITY AND FAMILY PLANNING
  11. Chapter 5. MANHOOD AND MEANING IN THE MARKETING OF THE “MALE PILL”
  12. Chapter 6. REPRODUCTIVE PARADOXES IN VIETNAM
  13. Chapter 7. REPRODUCTIVE POLITICS IN SOUTHWEST CHINA
  14. PART III. INFERTILITY AND ASSISTED REPRODUCTION
  15. Chapter 8. MALE INFERTILITY AND ITS CHALLENGES TO MASCULINITY IN AN ISRAELI-JEWISH CONTEXT
  16. Chapter 9. “IT’S A BIT UNMANLY IN A WAY”: MEN AND INFERTILITY IN DENMARK
  17. Chapter 10. MALE GENITAL CUTTING
  18. PART IV. CHILDBIRTH AND FATHERHOOD
  19. Chapter 11. “WE ARE PREGNANT”
  20. Chapter 12. MAKING ROOM FOR DADDY
  21. Chapter 13. HUSBAND-ASSISTED BIRTH AMONG THE RARÁMURI OF NORTHERN MEXICO
  22. Chapter 14. STORIES OF FATHERHOOD: KINSHIP IN THE MAKING
  23. CONTRIBUTORS
  24. INDEX