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Who lives, who dies, who decides? : abortion, neonatal care, assisted dying, capital punishment / Sheldon Ekland-Olson.
LIBRA BD435 .E46 2012
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ekland-Olson, Sheldon, 1944-
- Series:
- Contemporary sociological perspectives series
- Contemporary sociological perspectives
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Life--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Life.
- Death--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Death.
- Suffering--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Suffering.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 424 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2012.
- Summary:
- "Issues of life and death such as abortion, assisted suicide, capital punishment, and others are among the most contentious in many societies. Whose rights are protected? How do these rights and protections change over time and who makes those decisions? Based on the author's award-winning and hugely popular undergraduate course at The University of Texas, this book explores these questions and the fundamentally sociological processes that underlie the quest for morality and justice in human societies. The author's goal is not to advocate any particular moral "high ground," but to shed light on the social movements and social processes that are at the root of these seemingly personal moral questions"--Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780415892469
- 0415892465
- 9780415892476
- 0415892473
- 9780203182277
- 0203182278
- OCLC:
- 676728360
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