Births and power : social change and the politics of reproduction

by W. Penn Handwerker

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This book challenges orthodox public perspectives on reproduction. It relies on participant observation, field censuses, interviews, and use of official demographic, epidemiological, and health statistics.

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W. Penn Handwerker, a professor of anthropology at the University of Connecticut trained as a general anthropologist with an emphasis on the intersection of biological and cultural anthropology, has published in all five fields of anthropology (applied, archaeological, biological, cultural, and linguistic). His current research focuses on the show more possibility that the most effective collective action for community sustainability must be consistent with the cultural assumption that each person knows what's best for him or herself. show less

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Nonfiction, Politics and Government, Sexuality and Gender Studies
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306.4Society, government, & cultureSocial sciences, sociology & anthropologySocial Behavior - Dating, Marriage, DivorceSpecific aspects of culture
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QP251 .B6SciencePhysiologyPhysiologyGeneral
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