Reproduction and Society
Interdisciplinary Readings
Carole Joffe editor Jennifer Reich editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publishing:28th Apr '25
£145.00
This title is due to be published on 28th April, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
This hardback is available in another edition too:
- Paperback£51.99(9781032225272)
The new edition of Reproduction and Society assembles an authoritative collection of the best scholarship on reproductive matters to help students and readers think critically and more expansively about acts of reproduction as social phenomena.
The social, political, and personal meaning of reproduction have become increasingly important and surround us in the news, during elections, and even within popular culture. In the aftermath of the United States Supreme Court’s decision to overturn a nearly 50-year-old precedent guaranteeing a constitutional right to abortion, these issues have become even more pressing. Exploring the topic from a sociological lens, and drawing on influential writing from other fields, including history, economics, anthropology, and medicine, editors Carole Joffe and Jennifer Reich are assured and accessible guides as they lead readers across six core thematic areas analyzing reproductive self-determination and why it matters. From a reproductive justice perspective, the new edition examines issues related to contraception and sterilization, abortion, pregnancy, maternal-fetal conflicts, and uses of reproductive technologies. Readers will encounter classical texts that have contributed to the foundation of this exciting field, as well as more recent research that continues to push the field forward, all in the service of sharpening their understanding of why reproductive politics have been and continue to be contentious, complicated, and high stakes.
Refreshed and significantly expanded, with over two dozen new selections, the second edition of this reader will have wide appeal for undergraduate and graduate students who are new to the study of reproduction, both in courses that focus on the topic across different disciplines and as a supplement to courses on the family, gender, health care, social problems, and sexuality.
"A truly impressive collection of ideas and research to help make sense of the ever-changing landscape in reproductive health, rights, and justice amid state attempts at coercion and control. A much-needed update to the first edition that should live on everyone's bookshelf."
Krystale E. Littlejohn, Associate Professor of Sociology and Author of Just Get on the Pill: The Uneven Burden of Reproductive Politics
"A collection of great value not only to teachers, not only to anyone concerned with women's ability to be full citizens in a democracy, but also to anyone concerned with today's powerful right-wing attacks on health and family wellbeing. It includes the very best thinking on these issues available today."
Linda Gordon, History, New York University, author of The Moral Property of Women: A History of Birth Control Politics in America
"Joffe and Reich have performed a brilliant act of intellectual beneficence. This one volume collects an extraordinary set of insights and analyses, facilitating a rich understanding the contours and content of reproductive politics today. Since dipping into Reproduction and Society once, I have returned to it again and again."
Rickie Solinger, Historian, and author of Reproductive Politics: What Everyone Needs to Know
"This book is a timely and praiseworthy compilation of articles spanning 50 years that explore the dialectic between private reproduction and public policy. Because the control and manipulation of women's bodies are as much a matter of culture and politics as about biology, teaching about the complexity of reproductive politics is never easy. Pedagogical attempts are more difficult due to the lack of aggregated materials accessibly written for both professors and students. This book contributes substantially to the scholarship on reproductive politics, and is impressive for its diversity and breadth of contributors."
Loretta J. Ross, Former National Coordinator of SisterSong
"In this exciting new interdisciplinary collection, two leading scholars of reproduction assemble essential readings on contraception, abortion, pregnancy, and birth. Informative, nuanced essays introduce students to the intersecting politics of reproduction, demonstrating that these biological processes are also fundamentally social. Reproduction and Society will be a valuable addition to courses on family, gender, sexuality, technology, health, and medicine."
Rene Almeling, Sociology, Yale University, and the author of Sex Cells: The Medical Market for Eggs and Sperm.
"This anthology is a magnificently curated selection of articles essential to understanding our Post-Dobbs World. It is a vital resource and should be used by all those interested in learning why it is not possible to regulate abortion without regulating the people who need and have them."
Lynn Paltrow,founder, Pregnancy Justice (formerly National Advocates for Pregnant Women)
ISBN: 9781032225289
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450 pages
2nd edition