Petra nordqvist is lecturer in sociology in the morgan centre for the study of relationships and personal life at the university of manchester, uk. Such work highlights for example the shifting emphasis on genetic relationships in policy in the uk turkmendag, 2012, and also the controversies around secrecy and disclosure to children born through donation nordqvist, 2014b. This book is essential reading for anyone studying the ways in which complex, modern interpersonal relationships work. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Is honesty always the best policy for parents of donor. Using indepth interviews, petra nordqvist and carol smart explore the lived reality of donor conception and offer insights into the complexities of these new family relationships. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Sociology of personal life vanessa may, petra nordqvist haftad. The sociology of personal life is strongly influenced by interactionist ideas and contrasts with structural theories. Relatedness in assisted reproduction edited by tabitha freeman. Id like to go to the library and get all sorts of books to read about them but know i wont have the time.
The concept family practices contributed to shifting the sociological gaze. The key contribution of this book to the field of assisted reproduction and kinship studies lies in. University of manchester, morgan centre for research into everyday lives. Nordqvist and smart s 2014 research into donor conceived families, found that the issue of blood and genes raised a range of feelings for the members of those particular families. Books by female sociologists cost of living blog the colonisation of pondering and pottering cost of living blog theres none so deaf as those who will not hear. Petra nordqvist is a research associate at the morgan centre for the study of relationships and personal life and sociology at the university of manchester, uk.
This book explains how key theoretical perspectives and relevant contemporary research in the discipline can shed new light on even the most familiar areas of our everyday worlds. I joined sociology and the morgan centre for research into everyday lives at the university of manchester in 2009. Family life, genes and donor conception palgrave macmillan studies in family and intimate life 2014 edition, kindle edition by petra nordqvist author, c. Using indepth interviews the authors explore the lived reality of donor conception and offer insights into the complexities of these new family.
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Morgans book took a stance against the then prevailing structural focus in family sociology and challenged the functionalist framework operating at the time, which saw family as a selfevident unit that could be readily studied the heterosexual nuclear family. Best books on the impact of technology on society medium. This article seeks to build on and expand this debate by empirically exploring the meaning of physical family resemblances in the context of lesbian donor conception. Sarah pickard offers a detailed and wideranging assessment of electoral and nonelectoral political participation of young people in contemporary britain, drawing on perspectives and insights from youth studies, political science and political sociology. May and nordqvist bring together some of the most exciting names in the field to demonstrate sociology in its most engaging and challenging form. Conversations with david morgan school of social sciences. Popular psychology books showing 150 of 100,000 thinking, fast and slow hardcover by. To kill a mockingbird by harper lee, the hate u give by angie thomas, the help by kathryn stockett, between the world and me by. From classics to selfhelp, cookbooks, childrens books and more.
I had previously completed undergradutate and postgraduate studies in sociology and gender studies at lund university, sweden, and then a masters in womens studies social research and a phd at the centre for womens studies, university of york, 20052009. Identify some of the problems associated with considering having a donorconceived child. Dec 12, 2015 the sociology of personal life is strongly influenced by interactionist ideas and contrasts with structural theories. However, like any professionalgrade textbook, errors sometimes occur. Assisted reproduction challenges and reinforces traditional understandings of family, kinship and identity. Chapter 4 families and households topic 3 theories of the. First book to explore how donor conception practices are situated in and impact on wider family relationships. She has recently finished a project exploring nongenetic kinship in the context of assisted conception funded by the uk economic and social research council together with prof carol smart, pi.
Donor conceived children nordqvist and smart place importance on social relationship not genetic. Morgans book took a stance against the then prevailing structural focus in family. Family life, genes and donor conception and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Create a book, then download a pdf version in minutes, or receive a. Professor carol smart and dr petra nordqvist we are currently undertaking a research project into the experiences of parents as well as grandparents of donor conceived children entitled relative strangers. Download pdf sociology of personal life book full free. Sociologymarriage and family published or distributed by the university of chicago press. Having recently been awarded a cbe for services to the social sciences in the 2017 new years honours list, we spoke to professor carol smart about her career in academia, the impact of the social sciences, and why theyre so important as we appear to enter a posttruth period of alternative facts. Sperm, egg and embryo donation and surrogacy raise questions about relatedness for parents, children and others involved in creating and raising a child. Carol smart is the main thinker associated with this perspective. Sociologymarriage and family from the university of. What can sociology tell us about our personal lives, families and intimate relationships. Personal word perspective on the family sociology articles.
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