Assisted reproductive technologies : the discourses of motherhood and childlessness in Bangladesh

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dc.contributor.authorParvin, Mst Shahina
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorMalacrida, Claudia
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-30T16:40:05Z
dc.date.available2016-05-30T16:40:05Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractBy employing Foucauldian and post-structural feminist theories and the method of discourse analysis, this research examines Bangladeshi media and fertility centres’ truth construction process in regards to motherhood, childlessness, and ARTs. My research shows that the examined texts construct ARTs as desirable in Bangladeshi couples’ lives in four ways. First, they produce the ‘truths’ that motherhood is a necessity for Bangladeshi women’s lives, and childlessness is a ‘defect’ that causes grief. Second, they construct the ‘truths’ that ARTs are a significant sign of the progress of medical science, and modern treatments are available in Bangladesh in order to fulfill childless Bangladeshi couples’ need. Third, they suggest that IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) children are as ‘normal’ as children conceived without medical interventions. Finally, they produce the ‘truth’ that Bangladeshi fertility clinics reconcile Islamic principles in providing fertility treatments, making them acceptable for childless couples to pursue.en_US
dc.embargoNoen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/4492
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.proquest.subject0626en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Sociologyen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Sociologyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectassisted reproductive technologiesen_US
dc.subjectchildlessnessen_US
dc.subjectdiscourseen_US
dc.subjectmotherhooden_US
dc.titleAssisted reproductive technologies : the discourses of motherhood and childlessness in Bangladeshen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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