The male clock a futuristic novel about a fertility crisis, gender politics, and identity / [electronic resource] :

• 作者： Marsiglio, William.
• 其他作者：
  • Siler-Marsiglio, Kendra.
  • SpringerLink (Online service)
• 其他題名：
  • Social fictions series ;
• 出版： Rotterdam : SensePublishers :Imprint: SensePublishers
• 叢書名： Social fictions series ;
• 主題： Parenthood--Fiction. , Infertility--Fiction. , Education , Education (general) , United States--Social conditions--21st century--Fiction.
• ISBN： 9789463000130 (electronic bk.) 、 9789463000116 (pbk.) 、 9789463000123 (hbk.)
• FIND@SFXID: CGU
• 資料類型: 電子書
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• 摘要註: As speculative fiction informed by social science and biomedical perspectives, The Male Clock propels readers into a futuristic, yet believable world transformed by SGEV - a debilitating virus that drastically compromises men's ability to procreate. Set mostly in the years 2034-2042, Jordan Giordano, a prominent American journalist, navigates a world steeped in personal misfortune and public controversy. Jordan chronicles his intimate struggle to become a father and family man while doing investigative reporting related to the ever changing social landscape with its radically altered sexual politics, heated public debates, and new technologies. The troubled era is defined by its upswing in baby farming, pharma company transgressions, new S.W.A.T -- based and bioterrorism technologies, sperm retrieval companies, sperm ID cards, devices preventing wet dreams, a surge in lesbian relationships and male prostitution, sperm-donating priests, and more. Because the novel explores the gendered dimensions to family, interpersonal relations, reproductive and public health, and identity issues it can serve as a provocative supplemental text for diverse courses in sociology, psychology, gender studies, sexualities, history, public health, and related fields. The plot should resonate with young people as well as persons thinking about or trying to have children. Ultimately, The Male Clock will compel people to question how individuals and groups cope with unwanted social change that challenges our identities and social conventions. "Edgy and provocative, The Male Clock is a creative blend of sci-fi and social science that takes the reader into a dystopian future where men's fertility is threatened and societal norms of masculinities and femininities are turned on their head. Ideal for instructors looking to integrate diverse materials into their gender, sexuality, or families courses." - Dana Berkowitz, Associate Professor, Sociology and Women's and Gender Studies, Louisiana S
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