Making Down Syndrome: Motherhood and Kinship Futures in Urban Jordan - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Christine SargentSeries:Medical AnthropologyPublish date:1/13/2026Pages:190
Language:EnglishPublisher:Rutgers University PressISBN-13:9781978841017ISBN-10:1978841019UPC:9781978841017Book Category:Social Science, MedicalBook Subcategory:Disability, Anthropology, Family & General PracticeBook Topic:Cultural & SocialSize:8.95 x 6.14 x 0.48 inchesWeight:0.6195Product ID:SCC9EKCC43
Making Down Syndrome: Motherhood and Kinship Futures in Urban Jordan
Making Down Syndrome: Motherhood and Kinship Futures in Urban Jordan draws on ethnographic research conducted primarily in Jordan's capital city of Amman to explore how the label and identity of Down syndrome is gaining increasing cohesiveness. Focused on the experiences of mothers, who serve as an entry point for understanding broader family dynamics and choices, the book argues that practices...
Series: Medical Anthropology
Language:EnglishPublisher:Rutgers University PressISBN-13:9781978841017ISBN-10:1978841019UPC:9781978841017Book Category:Social Science, MedicalBook Subcategory:Disability, Anthropology, Family & General PracticeBook Topic:Cultural & SocialSize:8.95 x 6.14 x 0.48 inchesWeight:0.6195Product ID:SCC9EKCC43
CHRISTINE SARGENT is an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Colorado Denver. Her research interests lie at the intersections of disability, aging, kinship, and bioethics in Southwest Asia and North Africa, as well as in North America.
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