{"product_id":"sex-cells-rene-almeling-9780520270954","title":"Sex Cells: The Medical Market for Eggs and Sperm","description":"Unimaginable until the twentieth century, the clinical practice of transferring eggs and sperm from body to body is now the basis of a bustling market. In \u003ci\u003eSex Cells\u003c\/i\u003e, Rene Almeling provides an inside look at how egg agencies and sperm banks do business. Although both men and women are usually drawn to donation for financial reasons, Almeling finds that clinics encourage sperm donors to think of the payments as remuneration for an easy \"job.\" Women receive more money but are urged to regard egg donation in feminine terms, as the ultimate \"gift\" from one woman to another. \u003ci\u003eSex Cells\u003c\/i\u003e shows how the gendered framing of paid donation, as either a job or a gift, not only influences the structure of the market, but also profoundly affects the individuals whose genetic material is being purchased.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rene Almeling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520270959\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520270954\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/16\/2011 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012","brand":"Rene Almeling","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064999686399,"sku":"9780520270954","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_89badc36-9822-4c7b-866b-ff1aa2d79b71.jpg?v=1768672467","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sex-cells-rene-almeling-9780520270954","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}