Reconstructing Motherhood and Disability in the Age of Perfect Babies
Language: English
Published by Taylor and Francis Ltd, GB, 2008
- Softcover
- New
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Examining mothers of newly diagnosed disabled children within the context of new reproductive technologies and the discourse of choice, this book uses anthropology and disability studies to revise the concept of "normal" and to establish a social environment in which the expression of full lives will prevail.
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- Title
- Reconstructing Motherhood and Disability in the Age of Perfect Babies
- Author
- Gail Landsman
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Ltd, GB
- Publication year
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0415917891
- ISBN 13
- 9780415917896
- Item weight
- 530 grams
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About the Author
Gail Heidi Landsman (Ph.D., Catholic University) is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Albany, SUNY, where she teaches courses in gender, reproduction, and disability. She is the author of numerous book chapters, articles in peer-reviewed journals, and a previous book Sovereignty and Symbol. She is also the mother of three children, one of whom has cerebral palsy.
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