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Sociological Debates on Gestational Surrogacy : Between Legitimation and International Abolition.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bandelli, Daniela.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2021.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Sociological Debates on Gestational Surrogacy
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • About the Author
  • Acronyms
  • Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Problems of Surrogacy and the Demands from Civil Society
  • References
  • Chapter 2: The Studyś Origins and Methodology
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Features of a Booming Reproductive Practice: The Medical Process, the Market, the Antecedents, and the Risks
  • How It Happens
  • History
  • Laws and Markets
  • The Risks
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Sociological Perspectives Across Individual Experiences, Social Structures, and Representations
  • A Three-Level Literature Review
  • The Individual Experience: The Motivations for Participating in Surrogacy
  • The Social Structure: Inequalities and Stratified Reproduction
  • The Social Structure: Reification and the Market
  • The Social Structure: Fragmentation of Motherhood and New Family Formations
  • The Representation Level: Public Discourse in the Media
  • The Representation Level: Feminism
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Surrogacy in the United States: The Horse Is Out of the Barn
  • The Origins of Surrogacy
  • The Research Journey: From Texas to Nation-Wide Debate
  • Surrogacy in the Press: Empowered Surrogates, Needy Parents, and Invisible Children
  • The Main Actors of the American Civil Society in the Surrogacy Debate
  • Framing the Problems and the Solutions
  • Low Engagement of American Womenś Movement: The Problem with Autonomy
  • References
  • Chapter 6: The Mexican Case: The Differences between Autonomy and Radical Feminism
  • Why Mexico Is an Interesting Case
  • History of Regulatory Attempts
  • The Research Journey in Mexico
  • Surrogacy in the Press: A Problematic Social Issue to Be Tackled by the State
  • Principal Discourse Makers in Mexican Civil Society.
  • Framing the Issue. Arguments on the Basis of Regulation and Abolition Demands
  • A Principles-Driven and Polarized Debate: The Two Streams in Feminism
  • Suggestions to ``Deradicalize ́́the Debate
  • References
  • Chapter 7: The Italian Case: A Strong Opposition in the Name of Womenś Sexual Identity and Motherhood
  • Why Italy Is an Interesting Case
  • The Research Journey in Italy
  • Surrogacy in the Press: The Children Born Abroad and the Domestic Debate
  • Law 40: A Slippery Ground for Feminists
  • The Mobilization against Surrogacy in Italy: Initiatives and Frames
  • Feminism of Difference and the Non-abolitionist Front
  • Conclusive Observations on the Unicity of the Italian Case
  • References
  • Chapter 8: Abolitionist and Regulatory Arguments into Perspectives
  • The Growing Relevance of Surrogacy in Feminist Mobilization
  • Abolitionists, Reformists, and the Undecided
  • Recurring Frames and Global Discourses
  • A Critique of Abolitionist Arguments
  • A Critique of Regulatory Arguments
  • The Limits of a Woman-Centred Debate
  • The Missing Frame of Child Violence
  • References
  • Chapter 9: Conclusions
  • Proposals
  • Predictions
  • References.

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