Bristol University Press
3 Entering Bio-Communities of Practice
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Abstract
This chapter looks at concepts in milk-sharing communities through the singular concept of bio-community of practice. It explains how bio-community connotes a self-contained, homogenous, singular entity wherein the plural bio-communities becomes open-ended, multiple, and heterogeneous. It also identifies people who engaged in milk-sharing in environments that fostered a variety of connections and practices and often belonged to several different social networks that sometimes overlapped. The chapter refers to localized relationships of milk-sharing communities that take place within several broader, overlapping networks organized by geographic location. It analyses relationships of biointimacy that are established when a donor and recipient meet in person and the donor's biological material is transferred from one person to another.
Abstract
This chapter looks at concepts in milk-sharing communities through the singular concept of bio-community of practice. It explains how bio-community connotes a self-contained, homogenous, singular entity wherein the plural bio-communities becomes open-ended, multiple, and heterogeneous. It also identifies people who engaged in milk-sharing in environments that fostered a variety of connections and practices and often belonged to several different social networks that sometimes overlapped. The chapter refers to localized relationships of milk-sharing communities that take place within several broader, overlapping networks organized by geographic location. It analyses relationships of biointimacy that are established when a donor and recipient meet in person and the donor's biological material is transferred from one person to another.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Contents ix
- List of Figures and Tables x
- Notes on the Authors xi
- Acknowledgements xii
- Preface xv
- Introduction: Sharing Milk 1
- Theorizing Milk Sharing 35
- Entering Bio-Communities of Practice 63
- Milk-Sharing Practices 97
- The Milk-Sharing Network 135
- Conclusion 165
- Notes 175
- Survey Participant Demographics 179
- Interview Participant Demographics 181
- References 185
- Index 209
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Contents ix
- List of Figures and Tables x
- Notes on the Authors xi
- Acknowledgements xii
- Preface xv
- Introduction: Sharing Milk 1
- Theorizing Milk Sharing 35
- Entering Bio-Communities of Practice 63
- Milk-Sharing Practices 97
- The Milk-Sharing Network 135
- Conclusion 165
- Notes 175
- Survey Participant Demographics 179
- Interview Participant Demographics 181
- References 185
- Index 209
