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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | The health and well-being implications of emotion work undertaken by gay sperm donors |
Author: | Riggs, D. |
Citation: | Feminism and Psychology, 2009; 19(4):517-533 |
Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd |
Issue Date: | 2009 |
ISSN: | 0959-3535 1461-7161 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Damien W. Riggs |
Abstract: | As reproductive health clinics both within Australia and internationally continue to face a shortfall in the number of available sperm donors, so there exists a growing demand for men willing to donate to clinics. At the same time, and where an increasing number of countries move toward legislating for the release of identifying information about donors to children conceived of their sperm, fewer men report a willingness to act as donors. This article suggests that this is at least in part caused by the considerable ‘emotion work’ involved in sperm donation. Drawing on 21 interviews conducted with gay Australian sperm donors, the article provides a thematic analysis of instances of such emotion work and explores the implications of this for the health and well-being of gay men who donate sperm both to clinics and in private arrangements. |
Keywords: | gay sperm donors emotion work health and well-being heterosexism thematic analysis |
Description: | © 2009 SAGE |
DOI: | 10.1177/0959353509342844 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0959353509342844 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 5 Psychology publications |
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