Palgrave Macmillan | Relative Strangers: Family Life, Genes And Donor Conception (2014 EN)

Author: Petra Nordqvist, C. Smart
Full Title: Relative Strangers: Family Life, Genes And Donor Conception
Publisher: ‎ Palgrave Macmillan; 2014th edition (January 2, 2014)
Year: 2014
ISBN-13: 9781137297648 (978-1-137-29764-8), 9781137297631 (978-1-137-29763-1), 9781137297662 (978-1-137-29766-2)
ISBN-10: 1137297646, 1137297638, 1137297662
Pages: 192
Language: English
Genre: Popular Science in Psychology
File type: PDF (True, but nonnative Cover)
Quality: 9/10
Price: 96.29 €


With reproductive medical technologies becoming more accessible, assisted donor conception is raising new and important questions about family life. Using in-depth interviews the authors explore the lived reality of donor conception and offer insights into the complexities of these new family relationships.


Overview:
✓ First book to explore how donor conception practices are situated in and impact on wider family relationships and personal life
✓ Examines both lesbian and heterosexual parents and the perspective of grandparents - a highly original and under-theorized viewpoint
✓ The authors explore the lived reality of donor conception using in-depth interviews to offer insights into the complexities of these new family relationships

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