| Description |
vi, 223 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. The Body in Late Capitalism: An Introductory Sketch / John H. Simpson -- 2. Seeking a Sociologically Correct Name for Abortion Opponents / James R. Kelly -- 3. The Abortion Controversy: Conflicting Beliefs and Values in American Society and within Religious Subgroups / Joseph B. Tamney, Stephen D. Johnson and Ronald Burton -- 4. Abortion and the Popular Press: Mapping Media Discourse from Roe to Webster / Laura Grindstaff -- 5. "Where's the Land of Happy?" Individual Meaning and Collective Antiabortion Activism / Carol J.C. Maxwell -- 6. Cut from the Whole Cloth: Antiabortion Mobilization among Religious Activists / James L. Guth, Lyman A. Kellstedt, Corwin E. Smidt and John C. Green -- 7. Abortion in the United States and Canada: A Comparative Study of Public Opinion / Marthe A. Chandler, Elizabeth Adell Cook, Ted G. Jelen and Clyde Wilcox -- 8. The Structure of Attitudes toward Body Issues in the American and Canadian Populations: An Elementary Analysis / John H. Simpson |
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9. Attitudes toward Abortion and Capital Punishment: Prolife, Prochoice, Seamless Garment and Inconsistency / Bradley R. Hertel -- 10. Conclusion: The Future of the Abortion Debate / Ted G. Jelen |
| Analysis |
Abortion |
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Attitudes |
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Canada |
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Morals |
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Overseas item |
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Pressure groups |
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Religion |
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Right to life associations |
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Statistics |
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United States |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-212) and index |
| Subject |
Abortion -- Canada -- Public opinion.
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Abortion -- United States -- Public opinion.
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Public opinion -- Canada.
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Public opinion -- United States.
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| Author |
Chandler, Marthe A.
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Jelen, Ted G.
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| LC no. |
93043074 |
| ISBN |
0275945618 (alk. paper) |
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