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" Relative strangers : "
Petra Nordqvist and Carol Smart.
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556741
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Petra Nordqvist
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Relative strangers : : family life, genes, and donor conception\ Petra Nordqvist and Carol Smart.
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Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan,, [2014]
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Palgrave Macmillan studies in family and intimate life.
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xi, 192 pages ; 22 cm.
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1137297638
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: 1137297662
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: 9781137297662
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Proper families? : cultural expectations and donor conception -- Uncharted territories: donor conception in personal life -- Ripples through the family -- Keeping it close : sensitivities and secrecy -- Opening up : disclosure, information, and family relationships -- Relating to donors : strangers, boundaries and tantalising knowledge -- (Not) one of us : genes and belonging in everyday life -- Relative strangers and the paradoxes of genetic kinship.
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What does it mean to have a child born through donor conception? Does it mean different things for heterosexual parents and lesbian parents? What is it like for the 'non-genetic' parent? How do grandparents feel about having a grandchild who is conceived with the help of an egg, sperm or embryo donor? Since 1991 more than 35,000 children have been born in the UK as a result of donor conception. This means that moreWhat does it mean to have a child born through donor conception? Does it mean different things for heterosexual parents and lesbian parents? What is it like for the 'non-genetic' parent? How do grandparents feel about having a grandchild who is conceived with the help of an egg, sperm or embryo donor? Since 1991 more than 35,000 children have been born in the UK as a result of donor conception. This means that moreWhat does it mean to have a child born through donor conception? Does it mean different things for heterosexual parents and lesbian parents? What is it like for the 'non-genetic' parent? How do grandparents feel about having a grandchild who is conceived with the help of an egg, sperm or embryo donor? Since 1991 more than 35,000 children have been born in the UK as a result of donor conception. This means that more",,,,,"With reproductive medical technologies becoming more accessible, assisted donor conception is raising new and important questions about family life. Using in-depth interviews the authors explore theWith reproductive medical technologies becoming more accessible, assisted donor conception is raising new and important questions about family life. Using in-depth interviews the authors explore thelived reality of donor conception and offer insights into the complexities of these new family relationships.With reproductive medical technologies becoming more accessible, assisted donor conception is raising new and important questions about family life. Using in-depth interviews the authors explore theWith reproductive medical technologies becoming more accessible, assisted donor conception is raising new and important questions about family life. Using in-depth interviews the authors explore thelived reality of donor conception and offer insights into the complexities of these new family relationships.With reproductive medical technologies becoming more accessible, assisted donor conception is raising new and important questions about family life. Using in-depth interviews the authors explore theWith reproductive medical technologies becoming more accessible, assisted donor conception is raising new and important questions about family life. Using in-depth interviews the authors explore thelived reality of donor conception and offer insights into the complexities of these new family relationships.Read less
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Carol Smart
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