Householding and social reproduction

A Framework for Corporate Householding

Previous research on corporate household and corporate householding has presented examples, literature review, and working definitions. In this paper, we first improve our understanding of the area by developing a typology of corporate householding tasks and knowledge requirements. We stress the importance of “context” for use to get the appropriate answer for each task. Then we propose an appr...

Cannibals, Amazons, and Social Reproduction in Amazonia

Seasonal and Social Factors Affecting Reproduction

Reproduction without sex: social and ethical implications.

The development of the technique of in vitro fertilization (IVF) helped to make it possible for a couple to reproduce, to have a child, without normal sexual intercourse. Indeed this is the main point of the procedure: for there are many couples, about one in seven, who encounter difficulties in having children through normal sexual intercourse. For them, IVF provides an alternative way of crea...

Corporate Householding Knowledge Engineering and Processing Using Extended COIN

This thesis is divided into two parts. In the first half, I present the current research results from corporate householding knowledge exploration. They include the categories of corporate householding problems, the related research in data quality and family household, commercial approaches to corporate householding problems, and the various areas where corporate householding applies. In the s...