The Online World of Surrogacy
Author | : Zsuzsa Berend |
Publisher | : Berghahn Books |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2016-09-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781785332753 |
ISBN-13 | : 1785332759 |
Rating | : 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Online World of Surrogacy written by Zsuzsa Berend and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zsuzsa Berend presents a methodologically innovative ethnography of SurroMomsOnline.com, the largest surrogacy support website in the United States. Surrogates’ views emerge from the stories, debates, and discussions that unfold online. The Online World of Surrogacy documents these collective meaning-making practices and explores their practical, emotional, and moral implications. In doing so, the book works through themes of interest across the social sciences, including definitions of parenthood, the symbolic role of money, reproductive loss, altruism, and the moral valuation of relationships.