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Drawing on her own experience as a surrogate mother, Grace Y. Kao
assesses the ethics of surrogacy from a feminist and progressive
Christian perspective, concluding that certain kinds of surrogacy
arrangements can be morally permissible—and should even be
embraced. While the use of assisted reproductive technology has
brought joy to countless families, surrogacy remains the most
controversial path to parenthood. My Body, Their Baby helps readers
sort through objections to this way of bringing children into the
world. Candidly reflecting on carrying a baby for her childless
friends and informed by the reproductive justice framework
developed by women of color activists, Kao highlights the
importance of experience in feminist methodology and Christian
ethics. She shows what surrogacy is like from the perspective of
women becoming pregnant for others, parents who have opted for
surrogacy (including queer couples), and the surrogate-born
children themselves. Developing a constructive framework of ethical
norms and principles to guide the formation of surrogacy
relationships, Kao ultimately offers a vision for surrogacy that
celebrates the reproductive generosity and solidarity displayed
through the sharing of traditionally maternal roles.
Drawing on her own experience as a surrogate mother, Grace Y. Kao
assesses the ethics of surrogacy from a feminist and progressive
Christian perspective, concluding that certain kinds of surrogacy
arrangements can be morally permissible—and should even be
embraced. While the use of assisted reproductive technology has
brought joy to countless families, surrogacy remains the most
controversial path to parenthood. My Body, Their Baby helps readers
sort through objections to this way of bringing children into the
world. Candidly reflecting on carrying a baby for her childless
friends and informed by the reproductive justice framework
developed by women of color activists, Kao highlights the
importance of experience in feminist methodology and Christian
ethics. She shows what surrogacy is like from the perspective of
women becoming pregnant for others, parents who have opted for
surrogacy (including queer couples), and the surrogate-born
children themselves. Developing a constructive framework of ethical
norms and principles to guide the formation of surrogacy
relationships, Kao ultimately offers a vision for surrogacy that
celebrates the reproductive generosity and solidarity displayed
through the sharing of traditionally maternal roles.
Research in the Sociology of Education is an important and
established series, highlighting how societal contexts shape the
educational experiences and outcomes of individual children and
youth. Including five single-country studies from settings as
diverse as rural China, Germany and the United States, as well as
two cross-national comparative studies, this insightful new volume
continues the series tradition for publishing research from across
a broad range of settings. It demonstrates that various educational
issues (including student victimization at school, immigrant-native
gaps in educational aspiration, and STEM outcomes) are not limited
to specific societies but are relevant worldwide. By exploring
national and regional situations and then placing them within this
broader context, readers are able to see both the commonality and
uniqueness of educational issues around the globe.
Contributions come from authors spread around the globe,
illuminating how the efficacy and ideologies of schooling variably
unfold in differing national and historical contexts. Written by
sociologists, anthropologists, economists, and cultural critics,
this journal offers lively and accessible empirical work to a broad
audience.
What does it mean to become an adult in the face of economic
uncertainty and increasing racial and immigrant diversity? Nearly
half of all young people in the United States are racial
minorities, and one in four are from immigrant families. Diversity
and the Transition to Adulthood in America offers a comprehensive
overview of young people across racial and immigrant groups and
their paths through traditional markers of adulthood-from finishing
education, working full time, and establishing residential
independence to getting married and having children. Taking a look
at the diversity of experiences, the authors uncover how the
transition to adulthood is increasingly fragmented, especially
among those without college degrees. This book will introduce
students to immigrant, racial, and ethnic diversity in the
transition to adulthood in contemporary America.
What does it mean to become an adult in the face of economic
uncertainty and increasing racial and immigrant diversity? Nearly
half of all young people in the United States are racial
minorities, and one in four are from immigrant families. Diversity
and the Transition to Adulthood in America offers a comprehensive
overview of young people across racial and immigrant groups and
their paths through traditional markers of adulthood-from finishing
education, working full time, and establishing residential
independence to getting married and having children. Taking a look
at the diversity of experiences, the authors uncover how the
transition to adulthood is increasingly fragmented, especially
among those without college degrees. This book will introduce
students to immigrant, racial, and ethnic diversity in the
transition to adulthood in contemporary America.
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