Commodifying bodies
Éditeur :
SAGE Publications Inc
ISBN :
9780761940333
Date de publication :
17 oct. 2002
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
450 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
With rapid developments in reproductive medicine, transplant ethics and bioethics, a new `ethic of parts′ has emerged in which the body is increasingly seen as a commodity which can be bartered, sold or stolen. This book combines perspectives from anthropology and sociology to offer compelling new readings of the body.