2023
What Biological Stories are Americans Telling About the Egg and the Sperm? A Study Inspired by Emily Martin 30 Years Later
Almeling R. What Biological Stories are Americans Telling About the Egg and the Sperm? A Study Inspired by Emily Martin 30 Years Later. Gender & Society 2023, 37: 750-773. DOI: 10.1177/08912432231187431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCultural beliefsConceptualizations of sexFairy talesGender identityTraditional metaphorsBiological metaphorBinary categoriesSexualityLandmark articleMetaphorSocial beliefsProcess of researchAmerican citiesCulture approachQualitative interviewsStorySocial acceptanceGeneral publicBeliefsGenderRomanceFemininityMasculinityProportion of peopleTale
2006
‘Why do you want to be a donor?’: gender and the production of altruism in egg and sperm donation
Almeling R. ‘Why do you want to be a donor?’: gender and the production of altruism in egg and sperm donation. New Genetics And Society 2006, 25: 143-157. DOI: 10.1080/14636770600855184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEgg donation agenciesSociology of genderCommercial agenciesSperm donationEconomic sociologyQualitative interviewsStructural contextAgenciesSociologyDonor motivationUnited StatesFinancial motivationPercentage of womenObservations of staffSperm banksGenderMotivationRhetoricPrevious researchWomenStaffInterviewsMenBanksDonation