{"product_id":"9783030175696","title":"Palgrave Studies in Science and Popular Culture","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePalgrave Studies in Science and Popular Culture\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eLe Vay, Lulu\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis book examines the proliferation of surrogacy storylines on TV, exploring themes of infertility, motherhood, parenting and family. It investigates how, despite reproductive technologies’ ability to flex contours of family, the shows’ narratives work to uphold the white, heterosexual, genetically-reproduced family as the ideal. In dialogue with responses from a range of female viewers, both mothers and non-mothers, the book scrutinises the construction of family ideology on television with studies including \u003ci\u003eCoronation Street\u003c\/i\u003e (1960-present), \u003ci\u003eGiuliana \u0026amp; Bill\u003c\/i\u003e (2009-2014), \u003ci\u003eRules of Engagement\u003c\/i\u003e (2007-2013), \u003ci\u003eThe New Normal\u003c\/i\u003e (2012-2013), \u003ci\u003eTop of the Lake: China Girl \u003c\/i\u003e(2017) \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid’s Tale\u003c\/i\u003e (2017-present) and film \u003ci\u003eBaby Mama\u003c\/i\u003e (2008). These studies raise a number of questions; is homosexuality only acceptable when it echoes heterosexual norms? Are female characters only fulfilled when they are genetic mothers? Does heterosexual romanceoverride technology in the cure for infertility? While the answers to these questions may suggest that television still conforms to heteronormative narratives, this book importantly demonstrates that audiences desire alternative happy endings that show infertile female characters more positively and recognise alternative kinship formations as meaningful.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2019-06-03\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783030175696\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-030-17570-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 258\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45440562364556,"sku":"9783030175696","price":76.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783030175696_52dc5722-b33f-496f-b8ae-c2d4d25b68d7.jpg?v=1776776174","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783030175696","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}