Understanding Reproduction in Social Contexts

Caitlin Killian is professor of sociology at Drew University. She is the author of Failing Moms: Social Condemnation and Criminalization of Mothers (2023). As a consultant for the United Nations, she developed the module on sexual and reproductive health and rights for UN staff training.

• IntroductionSection I: Negotiating Sex and Relationships1. Let’s Talk about LoveAmy T. Schalet2. Sexual Opportunities and Constraints: Women’s Intimate Relationships across the Life CourseLisa R. Miller and Savannah Bastian3. Just Get on the PillKrystale E. Littlejohn4. The Mating Gap: Educated Women and Missing MenMarcia C. InhornSection II: Reproductive Justice and Reproductive Abuses5. Women of Color Organizing around Women’s Health and ReproductionZakiya Luna6. Involuntary Sterilization: Gender, Race, and Social ControlAmy V. D’Unger7. Disability, Reproduction, and the Right to Optional ParenthoodAlison Dia Turner8. Controlling Immigrant Reproduction and the Borders of National IdentityNancy Hiemstra9. Pregnancy and the New Jane CrowMichele Goodwin10. Reproductive Justice in the Prison SystemIf/When/HowSection III: Reproductive Health Disparities11. Reproductive Health for Half the Public: On the Production of Ignorance about Male Reproductive Health by Scientists, Clinicians, and the MediaRene Almeling12. Body Stigma in Reproductive Healthcare: In Pursuit of Reproductive Justice for Fat WomenErin D. Basinger and Margaret M. Quinlan13. Bearing Inequality: Race, Class, and Temporal Injustice among New York City’s Pregnant Low-Wage WorkersElise Andaya14. Setting the Standard for Holistic Care of and For Black WomenBlack Mamas Matter Alliance15. Black Maternal Mortality and Post-Traumatic HealingEsther-Priscilla EbuehiSection IV: Prenatal Diagnosis and Reproductive Loss16. Prenatal Diagnosis: Social and Ethical Dilemmas in Historical PerspectiveIlana Löwy and Diane B. Paul17. Ad-Driven Pregnancy Apps, Bonding, and MiscarriageLara Freidenfelds18. Men’s Encounters with Reproductive Loss: A Rarely Discussed Lived ExperienceMegan R. Story Chavez, Alex Eich, and Maddy MortellSection V: Abortion19. On Abortion and Good Mother IdeologyAndréa Becker20. Unsafe and Unequal: Reproductive Care in Catholic Hospitals in the USLori Freedman21. Reproduction, Politics, and Liberty: How the Supreme Court Overturned Roe v. WadeSusan LiebellSection VI: Assisted Reproductive Technologies22. Trying Everything to Bring Home a Baby: Self-Help Groups and Add-Ons while Undergoing Fertility TreatmentsRosanna Hertz23. Biogenetic Kinship in Families Formed via Reciprocal IVF: ‘It Was [My Partner]’s Egg But My Blood Flowed through Her’Susie Bower-Brown, Kate Shaw, Anja McConnachie, Vasanti Jadva, Kamal Ahuja, and Susan Golombok24. Making Gaybies: Queer Reproduction and Multiracial FeelingJaya Keaney25. Negotiating and Navigating Surrogacy with SpousesElizabeth ZiffSection VII: Birthing and Beyond26. Expecting Better: Our Ongoing Experiment with Male Partner Inclusion in Pregnancy, Abortion, and BirthJoan H. Robinson27. Disrupting the Norms: Reproduction, Gender Identity, Gender Dysphoria, and IntersectionalityTrevor Kirczenow MacDonald, Michelle Walks, MaryLynne Biener, and Alanna Kibbe28. Preventing an Unnecessary C-SectionTheresa Morris and Keridwyn Spiller29. Attuned Consent: Birth Doulas, Care, and the Politics of ConsentAndrea Ford30. The Misogyny of Lactivism: Why Breastfeeding is Central to the Discourse of Normative MotherhoodKarla KnutsonSection VIII: Adoption and Childfree by Choice31. The Politics of International Adoption in the 21st CenturyEstye Fenton32. Beyond Color-Blind and Color-Conscious: Approaches to Racial Socialization among Parents of Transracially Adopted ChildrenCaitlin Killian and Nikki Khanna33. ‘Where’s Your Man?’ Intersectionality in the Adoption Stories of Two Black, Single, Female SociologistsCherise A. Harris and Kristie A. Ford34. No Kidding: Childfree Women Confront the Pressures of PronatalismCarrie Lee SmithContributors

Understanding Reproduction in Social Contexts covers all the bases of the social landscape of reproduction, infusing fresh perspectives and rich nuances into the conversation. With thought-provoking chapters on often overlooked aspects of reproductive health, such as body stigma and pregnancy loss, this dynamic collection is a powerhouse resource for educators and researchers alike.