More and Less than Equal: How Men Factor in the Reproductive Equation

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English

Abstract

In both social science and medicine, research on reproduction generally focuses on women. In this article, we examine how men's reproductive contributions are understood. We develop an analytic framework that brings together Cynthia Daniels' conceptualization of reproductive masculinity (2006) with a staged view of reproduction, where the stages include the period before conception, conception, gestation, and birth. Drawing on data from two medical sites that are oriented to the period before pregnancy (preconception health care and sperm banks), we examine how gendered knowledge about reproduction produces different reproductive equations in different stages of the reproductive process. We conclude with a new research agenda that emerges from rethinking the role of men and masculinity in reproduction. © 2013 by The Author(s).

Subject

Gender
Masculinity
Men
Preconception care
Reproduction
Sperm banks

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Publication Year

2013

Publication Date

2013

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Scopus

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Physical Description

vol. 27, n. 6, pp. 821-842

Short Title

More and Less than Equal

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More and Less than Equal: How Men Factor in the Reproductive Equation, dans Science & Ignorance, consulté le 21 Novembre 2024, https://ignorancestudies.inist.fr/s/science-ignorance/item/4888

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