Abortion and the politics of motherhood [[electronic resource] /] / Kristin Luker

• Autore: Luker Kristin
• Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1984
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (342 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.4/6/0973
• Soggetto topico: Abortion - United States; Abortion - Political aspects - United States; Pro-life movement - United States; Motherhood - Moral and ethical aspects
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-309) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Medicine and Morality in the Nineteenth Century -- 3. The Century of Silence -- 4. Abortion Reform: The Professionals' Dilemma -- 5. Women and the Right to Abortion -- 6. The Emergence of the Right-to-Life Movement -- 7. World Views of the Activists -- 8. Motherhood and Morality in America -- 9. The Future of the Debate -- Appendix 1: Methodology -- Appendix 2: Tables -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In this important study of the abortion controversy in the United States, Kristin Luker examines the issues, people, and beliefs on both sides of the abortion conflict. She draws data from twenty years of public documents and newspaper accounts, as well as over two hundred interviews with both pro-life and pro-choice activists. She argues that moral positions on abortion are intimately tied to views on sexual behavior, the care of children, family life, technology, and the importance of the individual.
• Titolo autorizzato: Abortion and the politics of motherhood
• ISBN: 1-282-75855-1; 9786612758553; 0-520-90792-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910455483803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: California series on social choice and political economy.