Sex Cells: The Medical Market for Eggs and Sperm
(Sprache: Englisch)
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....
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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.
Autoren-Porträt von Rene Almeling
Rene Almeling is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Yale University.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Rene Almeling
- 2011, 228 Seiten, Maße: 15 x 22,6 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: UNIV OF CALIFORNIA PR
- ISBN-10: 0520270967
- ISBN-13: 9780520270961
Sprache:
Englisch
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"What happens when sex cells sell? Do human bodies become degraded objects of commerce? Challenging simplistic accounts of commodification, Almeling offers a compelling analysis of contemporary markets for eggs and sperm. A superb contribution to 21st century economic sociology." -Viviana A. Zelizer, author of Economic Lives: How Culture Shapes the Economy
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