Contraception across Cultures

Technologies, Choices, Constraints

Andrew Russell, Mary Thompson, Elisa J. Sobo

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English

Berg Publishers
01 April 2000

Population & demography; Social & cultural anthropology; Birth control, contraception, family planning

Series: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Women

Contraception is an issue of considerable concern to a great many heterosexually active people. Yet the impact of contraceptive technologies in the world today, in particular their implications for kinship, gender relations, and other aspects of social life, receives relatively little scholarly attention. This book brings a new perspective to the study of contraception, by collecting together in one volume leading experts in the fields of contraception, family planning and reproductive health.

Contributors look at the social, economic, political and cultural contexts in which contraceptive providers and recipients make decisions about whether and what forms of contraception to use. User perspectives (whether those of recipients or providers of contraceptive services) are taken seriously, as are the perspectives of policy-makers and development experts. With its in-depth, case-study approach, this challenging book will appeal to practitioners and planners in the fields of family planning and reproductive health, as well as to students and academics of applied and medical anthropology, health studies, gender and development studies, or anyone interested in the social, cultural and ethical issues raised by contraceptive technologies.

Edited by: Andrew Russell, Mary Thompson, Elisa J. Sobo
Imprint: Berg Publishers
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 420g
ISBN: 9781859733868
ISBN 10: 1859733867
Series: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Women
Pages: 266
Publication Date: 01 April 2000
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part 1 Approaches and Methods, Part 2 Contraception in its Political and Economic Contexts, Part 3 Contraceptive Policy and Practice: User Perspectives, Part 4 Contraceptive Policy and Practice: Provider Perspectives

Andrew Russell University of Durham Elisa Sobo Trauma Research Scientist, Children's Hospital, San Diego Mary Thompson DFID-Guyana.

Reviews for Contraception across Cultures: Technologies, Choices, Constraints

'Every library should consider it in their purchasing lists for readers of the thinking kind.' Faculty Magazine 'The greatest strength of the volume is the way it suggests major weaknesses in the cross-national survey research that has come to dominate the field of demography.' Population Studies 'Readers ... will enjoy the constructive contribution of Contraception Across Cultures.' Social Science and Medicine