Misconception: Social Class and Infertility in America

(Part of the Families in Focus Series)

by Ann V. Bell

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Despite the fact that, statistically, women of low socioeconomic status (SES) experience greater difficulty conceiving children, infertility is generally understood to be a wealthy, white woman's issue. In Misconception, Ann V. Bell overturns such historically ingrained notions of infertility by examining the experiences of poor women and women of color. These women, so the stereotype would have it, are simply too fertile. The fertility of...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0813564794

ISBN13:9780813564791

Release Date:September 2014

Publisher:Rutgers University Press

Length:192 Pages

Weight:0.65 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Grade Range:Postsecondary

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Health Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting Social Science Social Sciences

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