" This] ... excellent overview ... should be valuable in medical
anthropology, gender and demography studies. It demonstrates the
value of anthropology in exploring the varied cultural and economic
contexts for reproductive decisions and sexual power relations." .
Social Anthropology (EASA)
..". the authors provide innovative ethnographic data and
analysis ... This edited volume is notable for its coherence and
the consistent attention to the themes of the three sections." .
American Ethnologist
Throughout history human societies have sought to manage their
reproductive lives to make them fit in with their social, economic
and biological conditions. But the different ways communities
regulate their fertility, penetrating every aspect of their social
life, are so varied and specific that they are often
incomprehensible to outsiders. In this book a group of
anthropologists set out to throw new light on the dynamics of human
reproduction in the world today, looking at the intricate ways that
people manage their reproductive life across different cultures,
and highlighting the wider meaning of human reproduction and its
impact on social organization. The importance of human agency,
ethnic boundaries, the regulation of gender relations, issues of
fertility and infertility, the significance of children and
motherhood and the problems of two large vulnerable social groups,
youth and refugees, are all considered in their broader social
contexts."
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