GENDER AND THE VALUE OF BODILY GOODS: COMMODIFICATION IN EGG AND SPERM DONATION

Uses Vivian Zelizer's (1988) sociological model of a market & draws on 2002-2006 observational data, interviews with 26 egg agency & sperm bank employees, & historical interviews with 9 key actors in the field of reproductive medicine & technology to explore the social process o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Law and contemporary problems 2009-07, Vol.72 (3), p.37-58
1. Verfasser:	Almeling, Rene
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Altruism Artificial reproduction Blood & organ donations Cells Children Commodification Commoditization Comparative analysis Compensation Contributions (Donations) Donation Donations Donor selection Economic aspects Egg donation Females Fertility Gender Human Body Laws, regulations and rules Market prices Markets Medicine Men Oocyte donation Ova Reproductive health Reproductive system Reproductive technologies Sex Social Processes Sperm banks Sperm donation Spermatozoa U.S.A United Kingdom
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Zusammenfassung:	Uses Vivian Zelizer's (1988) sociological model of a market & draws on 2002-2006 observational data, interviews with 26 egg agency & sperm bank employees, & historical interviews with 9 key actors in the field of reproductive medicine & technology to explore the social process of assigning value to the human body in terms of sex & gender distinctions in the commodified body. A history of egg & sperm markets is traced, & organizational procedures at donation programs are explored. A significant difference in the valuation of men's & women's bodies is revealed. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:	0023-9186 1945-2322