Births And Power : Social Change And The Politics Of Reproduction

This book challenges orthodox public perspectives on reproduction. It relies on participant observation, field censuses, interviews, and use of official demographic, epidemiological, and health statistics. Politics And Reproduction : A Window On Social Change / W. Penn Handwerker -- The Politics Of Reproductive Biology : Exclusionary Policies In The United States / Rose Jones -- The Politics Of Obstetric Care : The Inuit Experience / John O'neil And Patricia A. Kaufert -- The Politics Of Birth : Cultural Dimensions Of Pain, Virtue, And Control Among The Bariba Of Benin / Carolyn Sargent -- The Politics Of Children : Fosterage And The Social Management Of Fertility Among The Mende Of Sierra Leone / Caroline Bledsoe -- The Politics Of Below-replacement Fertility : Policy And Power In Hungary / Jeanne M. Simonelli -- The Politics Of Parenthood : Fairness, Freedom, And Responsibility In American Reproductive Choices / Catherine L. Leone. The Politics Of Choice : Abortion As Insurrection / Warren M. Hern -- The Politics Of Adolescent Pregnancy : Turf And Teens In Louisiana / Martha C. Ward -- The Politics Of Family Planning : Sterilization And Human Rights In Bangladesh / Barbara Pillsbury -- The Politics Of Aids, Condoms, And Heterosexual Relations In Africa : Recent Evidence From The Local Print Media / Caroline Bledsoe. Edited By W. Penn Handwerker. Includes Bibliographical References. A view of the birth of a child as a political event, with the aim of providing a better understanding of the nature of social relationships and the determining factors of social change. The book reflects a cross-cultural approach to the politics of reproduction.