Sociological Debates on Gestational Surrogacy : : Between Legitimation and International Abolition.

• Author: Bandelli, Daniela.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2021.; ©2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (168 pages)

Table of Contents

• Sociological Debates on Gestational Surrogacy
• Foreword
• Acknowledgements
• Contents
• About the Author
• Acronyms
• Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Problems of Surrogacy and the Demands from Civil Society
• References
• Chapter 2: The Studyś Origins and Methodology
• References
• Chapter 3: Features of a Booming Reproductive Practice: The Medical Process, the Market, the Antecedents, and the Risks
• How It Happens
• History
• Laws and Markets
• The Risks
• References
• Chapter 4: Sociological Perspectives Across Individual Experiences, Social Structures, and Representations
• A Three-Level Literature Review
• The Individual Experience: The Motivations for Participating in Surrogacy
• The Social Structure: Inequalities and Stratified Reproduction
• The Social Structure: Reification and the Market
• The Social Structure: Fragmentation of Motherhood and New Family Formations
• The Representation Level: Public Discourse in the Media
• The Representation Level: Feminism
• References
• Chapter 5: Surrogacy in the United States: The Horse Is Out of the Barn
• The Origins of Surrogacy
• The Research Journey: From Texas to Nation-Wide Debate
• Surrogacy in the Press: Empowered Surrogates, Needy Parents, and Invisible Children
• The Main Actors of the American Civil Society in the Surrogacy Debate
• Framing the Problems and the Solutions
• Low Engagement of American Womenś Movement: The Problem with Autonomy
• References
• Chapter 6: The Mexican Case: The Differences between Autonomy and Radical Feminism
• Why Mexico Is an Interesting Case
• History of Regulatory Attempts
• The Research Journey in Mexico
• Surrogacy in the Press: A Problematic Social Issue to Be Tackled by the State
• Principal Discourse Makers in Mexican Civil Society.
• Framing the Issue. Arguments on the Basis of Regulation and Abolition Demands
• A Principles-Driven and Polarized Debate: The Two Streams in Feminism
• Suggestions to ``Deradicalize ́́the Debate
• References
• Chapter 7: The Italian Case: A Strong Opposition in the Name of Womenś Sexual Identity and Motherhood
• Why Italy Is an Interesting Case
• The Research Journey in Italy
• Surrogacy in the Press: The Children Born Abroad and the Domestic Debate
• Law 40: A Slippery Ground for Feminists
• The Mobilization against Surrogacy in Italy: Initiatives and Frames
• Feminism of Difference and the Non-abolitionist Front
• Conclusive Observations on the Unicity of the Italian Case
• References
• Chapter 8: Abolitionist and Regulatory Arguments into Perspectives
• The Growing Relevance of Surrogacy in Feminist Mobilization
• Abolitionists, Reformists, and the Undecided
• Recurring Frames and Global Discourses
• A Critique of Abolitionist Arguments
• A Critique of Regulatory Arguments
• The Limits of a Woman-Centred Debate
• The Missing Frame of Child Violence
• References
• Chapter 9: Conclusions
• Proposals
• Predictions
• References.