Controlling Reproduction: Women, Society, and State Power Riley Nancy E.
Controlling Reproduction: Women, Society, and State Power Riley Nancy E. Controlling reproduction - who has children, how many, and when - is important to states, communities, families, and…
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Controlling Reproduction: Women, Society, and State Power Riley Nancy E.
Controlling reproduction - who has children, how many, and when - is important to states, communities, families, and individuals across the globe. Yet because reproduction is so intertwined with other social processes and institutions, controlling it also extends far into most corners of social, economic, and political life. However, the stakes are even higher than might at first be appreciated: control over reproduction is an incredibly powerful tool.Contests over reproduction necessarily involve control over women and their bodies.
They draw on examples from across the world, such as direct fertility policies in China and Romania, the influence of the Catholic Church in Nancy Riley and Nilanjana Chatterjee explore how various social institutions beyond the individual - including state, religion, market, and family - are involved in the negotiation of reproductive power.
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