What explains differences in public opinion about abortion around the world? In Fetal Positions, Amy Adamczyk makes the case that abortion disapproval is not randomly distributed across the globe. In fact, patterns can be found across nations. Using large-scale surveys, in-depth case studies of the US and China, and an analysis of newspaper articles from over forty countries, Fetal Positions examines the forces shaping cross-national abortion rates and personal abortion decisions, analyzes the links between attitudes and laws, and unpacks the pathways through which personal and country-characteristics shape views.…mehr
What explains differences in public opinion about abortion around the world? In Fetal Positions, Amy Adamczyk makes the case that abortion disapproval is not randomly distributed across the globe. In fact, patterns can be found across nations. Using large-scale surveys, in-depth case studies of the US and China, and an analysis of newspaper articles from over forty countries, Fetal Positions examines the forces shaping cross-national abortion rates and personal abortion decisions, analyzes the links between attitudes and laws, and unpacks the pathways through which personal and country-characteristics shape views.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Amy Adamczyk is Professor of Sociology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Sociology and Criminal Justice Doctoral Programs at The Graduate Center, City University of New York. Her research focuses on how different contexts and personal religious beliefs shape people's deviant, moral, and health-related attitudes and behaviors. Her first book, Public Opinion about Homosexuality: Examining Attitudes Across the Globe, won the Outstanding Book Award from the International Section of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.
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* List of Figures * List of Tables * Acknowledgements * Introduction * 1: Religion and Abortion Attitudes * 2: The Role of Economics and Education in Shaping Public Opinion about Abortion * 3: Democracy, Laws, and Policy in Shaping Abortion Views * 4: Gender Equality, Social Movement Activity, and Race for Understanding Views about Abortion * 5: Communism, Confucianism, Cultural Values, and Survey Challenges for Understanding Abortion Attitudes * 6: Investigating Cross-National Abortion Behavior and Its Relationship with Attitudes * Conclusion * Appendix A: WVS Analysis * Appendix B: Newspaper Analysis * Appendix C: Additional Indicators Considered for Explaining Survey Respondent's Abortion Disapproval in Multivariate Mixed-Models * Appendix D: Regression Models Examining of the Cross-National Factors Shaping Rates of Unintended Pregnancy and Abortions of Unintended Pregnancies * Bibliography * Index
* List of Figures * List of Tables * Acknowledgements * Introduction * 1: Religion and Abortion Attitudes * 2: The Role of Economics and Education in Shaping Public Opinion about Abortion * 3: Democracy, Laws, and Policy in Shaping Abortion Views * 4: Gender Equality, Social Movement Activity, and Race for Understanding Views about Abortion * 5: Communism, Confucianism, Cultural Values, and Survey Challenges for Understanding Abortion Attitudes * 6: Investigating Cross-National Abortion Behavior and Its Relationship with Attitudes * Conclusion * Appendix A: WVS Analysis * Appendix B: Newspaper Analysis * Appendix C: Additional Indicators Considered for Explaining Survey Respondent's Abortion Disapproval in Multivariate Mixed-Models * Appendix D: Regression Models Examining of the Cross-National Factors Shaping Rates of Unintended Pregnancy and Abortions of Unintended Pregnancies * Bibliography * Index
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