Diane M Tober
Biographic Data
| ID | 142370 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Diane M Tober |
| GIVEN NAMES | Diane M |
| FAMILY NAME | Tober |
| SIGNATURE | TOBER D M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, San Francisco |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 48 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Introduction
This special issue of Body & Society was initiated to: (1) provide a deeper understanding of how medical technologies health and the body are navigated in Muslim settings (2) stimulate discussion among Muslim scholars social scientists bioethicists public health and medical professionals about how technologies are negotiated and incorporated in the Muslim world and (3) examine how social science literature on the body can provide a theoretical fr…
Kidneys and Controversies in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Iran is the only official Shia Islamic country with Ithna-Ashari or Twelver Shiism as the dominant form. For various reasons in part due to the interpretive approach to jurisprudence in Ithna-Ashari Shiism but also due to other aspects of Iranian culture the Iranian approach to medical science and technology is dramatically different from that in most other Islamic countries. In Iran what is and is not considered Islamically acceptable is constan…
Fewer Children, Better Life" or "As Many as God Wants
In the West it is often assumed that religion (esp. Islam) and contraception are mutually exclusive. Yet, the Islamic Republic of Iran has one of the most successful family-planning programs in the developing world, and is often looked to as a potential model for other Muslim countries. Although Iran's family-planning program has been extremely successful among Iranians, it has been far less successful among Afghan refugees and other ethnic group…
Semen as Gift, Semen as Goods
This article examines how perceptions of what semen is thought to contain affect its value as a marketable product. I explore how donor altruism, intelligence and ethnicity traits thought to be transmitted in sperm are perceived and transacted among representatives of the sperm banking industry, as well as among women who purchase semen for insemination and show how the linkages between the reproductive industry and the sex industry further heigh…
Semen as Gift, Semen as Goods
This article examines how perceptions of what semen is thought to contain affect its value as a marketable product. I explore how donor altruism, intelligence and ethnicity traits thought to be transmitted in sperm are perceived and transacted among representatives of the sperm banking industry, as well as among women who purchase semen for insemination and show how the linkages between the reproductive industry and the sex industry further heigh…
Fewer Children, Better Life" or "As Many as God Wants
In the West it is often assumed that religion (esp. Islam) and contraception are mutually exclusive. Yet, the Islamic Republic of Iran has one of the most successful family-planning programs in the developing world, and is often looked to as a potential model for other Muslim countries. Although Iran's family-planning program has been extremely successful among Iranians, it has been far less successful among Afghan refugees and other ethnic group…
Kidneys and Controversies in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Iran is the only official Shia Islamic country with Ithna-Ashari or Twelver Shiism as the dominant form. For various reasons in part due to the interpretive approach to jurisprudence in Ithna-Ashari Shiism but also due to other aspects of Iranian culture the Iranian approach to medical science and technology is dramatically different from that in most other Islamic countries. In Iran what is and is not considered Islamically acceptable is constan…
Introduction
This special issue of Body & Society was initiated to: (1) provide a deeper understanding of how medical technologies health and the body are navigated in Muslim settings (2) stimulate discussion among Muslim scholars social scientists bioethicists public health and medical professionals about how technologies are negotiated and incorporated in the Muslim world and (3) examine how social science literature on the body can provide a theoretical fr…
Semen as Gift, Semen as Goods
This article examines how perceptions of what semen is thought to contain affect its value as a marketable product. I explore how donor altruism, intelligence and ethnicity traits thought to be transmitted in sperm are perceived and transacted among representatives of the sperm banking industry, as well as among women who purchase semen for insemination and show how the linkages between the reproductive industry and the sex industry further heigh…
Fewer Children, Better Life" or "As Many as God Wants
In the West it is often assumed that religion (esp. Islam) and contraception are mutually exclusive. Yet, the Islamic Republic of Iran has one of the most successful family-planning programs in the developing world, and is often looked to as a potential model for other Muslim countries. Although Iran's family-planning program has been extremely successful among Iranians, it has been far less successful among Afghan refugees and other ethnic group…
Introduction
This special issue of Body & Society was initiated to: (1) provide a deeper understanding of how medical technologies health and the body are navigated in Muslim settings (2) stimulate discussion among Muslim scholars social scientists bioethicists public health and medical professionals about how technologies are negotiated and incorporated in the Muslim world and (3) examine how social science literature on the body can provide a theoretical fr…
Kidneys and Controversies in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Iran is the only official Shia Islamic country with Ithna-Ashari or Twelver Shiism as the dominant form. For various reasons in part due to the interpretive approach to jurisprudence in Ithna-Ashari Shiism but also due to other aspects of Iranian culture the Iranian approach to medical science and technology is dramatically different from that in most other Islamic countries. In Iran what is and is not considered Islamically acceptable is constan…
Islam (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Islamic Studies and History (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Population (2 works)