03341nam 2200685 450 991045310190332120200520144314.00-7425-2370-50-7425-7128-9(CKB)2550000001109593(EBL)1340071(OCoLC)855969759(SSID)ssj0000957926(PQKBManifestationID)12422057(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000957926(PQKBWorkID)10985781(PQKB)10884882(MiAaPQ)EBC1340071(Au-PeEL)EBL1340071(CaPaEBR)ebr10915914(CaONFJC)MIL509435(EXLCZ)99255000000110959320140904h20052005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBehind the silence Chinese voices on abortion /Jing-Bao NieLanham, Maryland ;Oxford, England :Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.,2005.©20051 online resource (308 p.)Asian Voices. A sub-series of Asia/Pacific/PerspectivesDescription based upon print version of record.0-7425-2371-3 1-299-78184-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title Page; Contents; Foreword by Arthur Kleinman; Introduction; 1 Listening to the Silence The Absence of Public Debate and Its Meaning; 2 ""Instructon"" from Above: Official Positions; 3 The Forgotten Controversies: Heritage of Imperial Times; 4 Tidings from the Populace: Consensus and Contention in the Survey Results; 5 Bitterness beyond Words: Women's Narratives; 6 Fulfiling Discordant Duties: Doctors' Narratives; 7 An Inquiry into Coerced Abortion: Sociocultural and Ethical Issues; 8 The Challenge of Cross-Cultural Dialogue: Taking Seriously China's Internal PluralityAppendix: The Pilot Study, the Survey, and the InterviewsReferences; Index; Acknowledgements; About the AuthorBehind the Silence is the first in-depth work in any language to explore the diverse perspectives of mainland Chinese regarding induced abortion and fetal life in the context of the world's most ambitious and intrusive family planning program. Through his investigation of public silence, official standpoints, forgotten controversies from the imperial era, popular opinions, women's personal stories, doctors' narratives, and the problem of coerced abortion, Nie Jing-Bao brings to light a surprising range of beliefs concerning fetal life and the morality of abortion, yet finds overall an acceptanAsian voices (Rowman and Littlefield, Inc.)AbortionChinaAbortionMoral and ethical aspectsChinaBirth controlChinaWomen's studiesChinaChinaPopulation policyElectronic books.AbortionAbortionMoral and ethical aspectsBirth controlWomen's studies363.46/0951Nie Jing-Bao1962-896678MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453101903321Behind the silence2195978UNINA