Diverse Pathways to Parenthood: From Narratives to Practice

Diverse Pathways to Parenthood: From Narratives to Practice is a timely contribution to the study of reproduction and parenthood. Drawing on a wide breadth of projects, this book covers topics such as first time parents, donor conception, pregnancy loss, surrogacy, lesbian, gay and/or transgender parenting, fostering and adoption, grandparenting, and human/animal kinship. By presenting individual narratives focused on reproduction and parenthood, this book successfully translates empirical research into practical, applied outcomes that will be of use for all those working in the fields of reproduction and parenthood. Including recommendations for fertility specialists, educators, child protection agencies, reproductive counselors, and policy makers, Diverse Pathways to Parenthood: From Narratives to Practice is a vital new resource that will help guide practice into the future. As a contribution to the field of critical kinship studies, this book heralds new directions for the study of kinship, by revisiting as well as reimagining how we think about, research, and respond to a diversity of kinship forms. Investigates the effects of social norms on family formation Explores how certain family forms are normalized and others seen as deviant or derivative Looks at adoption, surrogacy, and embryo/sperm donation for hetero/non-hetero couples Discusses the depiction of childless-by-choice people and couples as abnormal Studies foster care, adoption, and raising children in these contexts Examines the implication of pronatalism for adults who do not or cannot have children

• | Author: Damien Riggs
• | Publisher: Academic Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 13, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 194 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0128160233
• | ISBN-13: 9780128160237