Between tradition and resignification: the feminine regarding infertility (and new technological concepts)
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https://doi.org/10.3395/reciis.v2i2.844Keywords:
feminine meanings, gender, infertility, new reproductive technologiesAbstract
This article analyzes such meanings given to the feminine being and are reconstructed regarding possibility of a life situation where infertility is present. It involves the issue of what it means to be a woman in Brazilian society. The research was performed with young university females from the University of Brasilia, between the ages of 18 and 25 years old. The debate centers on the analysis of the existence of a specific feminine corporeality which is broken when infertility is projected as a possible experience. The article contains discussions regarding gender, construction and retention of significant objectives, parallels with theories regarding deficiency and studies regarding new reproductive technologies.Downloads
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