? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : SPS-4-SPS

The course looks at ways childlessness, low fertility and infertility are constructed as as political issues; the role of state and market in providing services; strategies for regulating the fertility industry, with regard to the welfare of children; issues of identity in donation and adoption; problems of defining parenthood; debates over the regulation of conception including selection by gender or (dis)ability; and ways of engaging or gauging public opinion regarding new forms of conception. Examples will be drawn mainly from Europe and the USA.

? Keywords : Social Policy; family policy; politics; reproduction; fertility; infertility; Europe

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Home subject area

Social Policy, (School of Social and Political Studies, Schedule J)

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Thursday 09:00 10:50 Central

The course will introduce students to reproductive politics and policies associated with falling fertility and the development of new technologies for assisted conception. The course will give students an opportunity to learn about
 changes in reproductive practices and policies
 social, political and legal responses to technological change
 changing conceptions of identity and relationships
 the role of the state in regulation
 balancing individual rights and public interests

Coursework 50% Examination 50%

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST December 1 - 2 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Louise Angus
Tel : (0131 6)50 3923
Email : L.Angus@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Ian Dey
Tel : (0131 6)50 3917
Email : Ian.Dey@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/