A gendered bun in the oven: the gender-reveal party as a new ritualization during pregnancy
By appropriating both medical and communication technologies, the gender-reveal party has recently emerged as a ritual performance centered on a dramatically staged disclosure of the sex of a gestating fetus. The gender-reveal party is an example of the new forms of ritualization that take place dur...
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Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage
[2015]
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Studies in religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 44, Issue: 4, Pages: 479-500 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
North America
/ Ritual
/ Pregnancy
/ Gender
/ Party
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RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy KBQ North America NCF Sexual ethics NCH Medical ethics |
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