Reproduction
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22368864 |
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| Authors | Sarah Sobonya (Washington University in St. Louis), Carolyn Sargent (Washington University in St. Louis) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Pages | 1-3 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-04 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea1462 |
| OpenAlex | W4245431300 |
| ISBN | 9781118924396 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Anthropologists have definitively documented the ways in which reproduction is both biological (the production of human beings and the species‐wide physiological processes involved) and socially constituted. While early ethnographic inquiry on reproduction was primarily descriptive, numerous scholars have argued powerfully that the study of reproductive meanings and practices is central to theory in anthropology. Such research demonstrates how reproductive processes shape and reflect social, political, and moral landscapes. Much scholarship focuses on the politics of reproduction, including the medicalization of childbirth, menstruation, and menopause, as well as the significance of authoritative knowledge, or the knowledge that counts in a particular situation, for understanding the interpretation and management of reproductive health. Recent anthropological research has moved toward global studies of reproduction, engaging such issues as transnational migration, biotechnologies, body commodification, and reproductive rights and an increased focus on paternity and men's reproductive health issues
Biology · Commodification · Environmental ethics · Ethnography · Human reproduction · Medicalization · Political science · Politics · Population · Reproduction · Reproductive health · Scholarship · Social reproduction · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Ecology
| Highly cited | No |
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