| The Other Machine: Discourse and Reproductive Technologies Contributor(s): Farquhar, Dion (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415912792 ISBN-13: 9780415912792 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $22.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1996 Annotation: With technological advances in reproduction no longer confined to the laboratory or involving only the isolated individual, women and men are increasingly resorting to a variety of technologies unheard of a few decades ago to assist them in becoming parents. The public at large, and feminists as a group, are confused and divided over how to view these technologies and over what positions to take on the moral and legal dilemmas they give rise to. Farquhar argues that two perspectives have tended to dominate feminist discussions of these issues. She labels these: "fundamental feminism" and "market liberalism." Her argument is that both of these perspectives are faulty because neither can allow for the complex benefits and dangers that attend these technologies in different contexts. Farquar points to the diverse consequences of these technologies. She examines the way they reinforce class privileges while they also undermine traditional conceptions of the family. By linking a theoterical approach witha practical set of issues, Farquhar's "The Other Machine" provides a rigorous analysis of contemporary feminist debates. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - Medical | Health Care Delivery - Philosophy |
| Dewey: 362.198 |
| LCCN: 96-21096 |
| Series: Thinking Gender |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.89" W x 8.93" (0.78 lbs) 270 pages |
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| Publisher Description: With technological advances in reproduction no longer confined to the laboratory or involving only the isolated individual, women and men are increasingly resorting to a variety of technologies unheard of a few decades ago to assist them in becoming parents. The public at large, and feminists as a group, are confused and divided over how to view these technologies and over what positions to take on the moral and legal dilemmas they give rise to. Farquhar argues that two perspectives have tended to dominate feminist discussions of these issues. She labels these: fundamental feminism and market liberalism. By linking a theoterical approach with a practical set of issues, Farquhar's The Other Machine provides a rigorous analysis of contemporary feminist debates. |