{"product_id":"a-womb-with-a-view-laura-tropp-9781440828096","title":"A Womb with a View: America's Growing Public Interest in Pregnancy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrough history, interviews, anecdotes, and popular culture, this book examines pregnancy from all angles, covering changing expectations for pregnancy; new definitions of when fatherhood begins; the implications of new, earlier connections to the fetus; and the political, economic, and social consequences to the public.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the 21st century, pregnancy is more than a biological event--it's a cultural phenomenon. \u003ci\u003eA Womb with a View: America's Growing Public Interest in Pregnancy\u003c\/i\u003e addresses how media influence and changes in society have exposed and commoditized pregnancy like never before, while technology has enabled us to share, record, and preserve all aspects of the pregnancy experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach chapter of the book focuses on an aspect of the pregnancy experience, including efforts to peer in and bond with the fetus, the various ways of obtaining advice, the evolving role of expectant fathers, how pregnancy is depicted and treated in popular culture, and branding and marketing to pregnant couples. Interviews with those marketing products and services to pregnant women reveal how pregnancy is now \"big business,\" while real-life stories from pregnant women and images from television and film serve to illustrate our culture's fascination with pregnancy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Tropp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1440828091\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781440828096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2013","brand":"Laura Tropp","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44123638006015,"sku":"9781440828096","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d8213ee7-dd80-450c-8ad8-83b6540203b7.jpg?v=1687431994","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-womb-with-a-view-laura-tropp-9781440828096","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}