Date of Award
5-1-2024
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
College/School/Department
Department of Sociology
Dissertation/Thesis Chair
Elizabeth Popp Berman
Committee Members
James Zetka, Rajani Bhatia
Keywords
assisted reproductive technology (ART), biomedicalization, infertility, medical market, Taiwan, uncertainty
Subject Categories
Sociology
Abstract
This dissertation studies the utilization of assisted reproductive technology (ART) as an infertility care service in Taiwan. Predominantly grounded in interviews with clinical experts from fertility institutes, including fertility physicians, embryologists, and consultants during 2017 and 2019, along with observation and primary/secondary data analysis, the research demonstrates how uncertainty can be transformed into an “opportunity” for the contemporary capitalist market. The transformation of “reproductive uncertainty” into an opportunity for the burgeoning biomedical market drives the ongoing expansion of infertility care services based on in vitro fertilization (IVF), technoscientific developments in reproductive medicine, and the further biomedicalization of human reproduction.
Recommended Citation
Kung, Wen-Ling, "Uncertainty As An Opportunity For Capitalist Market —Assisted Reproductive Technology As An Infertility Care Service In Taiwan" (2024). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 3340.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/3340