Misconception - Social Class and Infertility in America

Informationen zum Autor Ann V. Bell is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Delaware! USA. Klappentext Despite the fact that, statistically, women of low socioeconomic status (SES) experience greater difficulty conceiving children, infertility is generally understood to be a wealthy, white woman's issue. In Misconception, Ann V. Bell overturns such historically ingrained notions of infertility by examining the experiences of poor women and women of colour. Zusammenfassung Despite the fact that, statistically, women of low socioeconomic status (SES) experience greater difficulty conceiving children, infertility is generally understood to be a wealthy, white woman’s issue. In Misconception, Ann V. Bell overturns such historically ingrained notions of infertility by examining the experiences of poor women and women of colour.

Product details

• Authors: Ann V. Bell
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.09.2014
• EAN: 9780813564807
• ISBN: 978-0-8135-6480-7
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Families in Focus
• Subject: Guides > Health