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Infertility and Patriarchy: The Cultural Politics of Gender and Family Life in Egypt.
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FertilityReproductive HealthEducationContemporary CultureFeminist InquirySocial SciencesSexual CulturesGender IdentityGender TheoryFemale InfertilityContemporary EgyptFeminist ResearchGender StudiesInfertile WomenFamily LifeCultural HistoryInfertilityMarcia C. InhornFeminist PerspectiveSexual DissidenceFeminist TheoryCultural PoliticsAnthropology
Infertility and Patriarchy explores the lives of infertile women whose personal stories depict their daily struggles to resist disempowerment and stigmatization. Marcia C. Inhorn has produced a unique study of gender, politics, and family life in contemporary Egypt.