Making connections
Family and relatedness in clinics of assisted conception in Italy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2169543 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Monica Bonaccorso, Monica M E Bonaccorso (Cambridge School, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 59-68 |
| Publication date | 2004-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Modern Italy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1353-2944 • E-ISSN: 1469-9877 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13532940410001677502 |
| OpenAlex | W2062373897 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 2 |
This article explores contemporary notions of Italian kinship-procreation, the family, biological and social relatedness-as they are shaped by programmes of gamete donation (these are programmes that require the use of third-party egg and semen to achieve conception). The research was carried out in Italian clinics of assisted conception and presents the views of heterosexual couples suffering from impaired infertility. The overall material reveals the power of kinship as a cultural form
Biology · Donation · Egg donation · Genealogy · Gynecology · Infertility · Kinship · Political science · Pregnancy · Sociology · Sperm · Sperm donation · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · History · Law · Medicine · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Genetics
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A Antropologia e o advento da Fertilização In Vitro no Reino Unido
Family politics
Nationalizing Embryos’
Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Culture Change
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,32 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2025 (19) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |