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Abortion and the Politics of Motherhood (California Series on Social Choice and Political Economy)
Kristin Luker
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Paperback. A study of the abortion controversy in the United States. It examines the issues, people, and beliefs on both sides of the abortion conflict. It draws data from public documents and newspaper accounts, as well as over two hundred interviews with both pro-life and pro-choice activists. Series: California Series on Social Choice & Political Economy. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 418.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
Series
California Series on Social Choice & Political Economy
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520055971
SKU
V9780520055971
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About Kristin Luker
Kristin Luker is Professor of Law and Sociology at the University of California Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall). She is also the author of Dubious Conceptions: The Politics of Teenage Pregnancy (1996) and, with Jean Fox O'Barr, Feminism in Action: Building Institutions and Community through Women's Studies (1994).
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