Infertility and Non-Traditional Family Building: From Assisted Reproduction to Adoption in the Media

Infertility and Non-Traditional Family Building: From Assisted Reproduction to Adoption in the Media
ISBN-10
3030177874
ISBN-13
9783030177874
Category
Social Science
Pages
276
Language
English
Published
2019-07-26
Publisher
Springer
Author
Rebecca Feasey

Description

This book examines the representation of infertility, assisted reproduction, miscarriage, adoption and surrogacy in a wide range of media, including blogs, vlogs, social media posts and factual programming. In so doing, it illustrates how pregnancy loss, involuntary childlessness and non-traditional mothering are being depicted across the media landscape. Whilst the topic of motherhood has emerged as a significant area of academic debate, narratives of unsuccessful or unconventional mothering have remained largely absent, even at a time when there is a growing conversation about infertility online. Timely, pertinent and original, the book demonstrates the importance of a broader and more informed cultural discussion about fertility and family building.

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