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The foetal condition : a sociology of engendering and abortion / Luc Boltanski ; translated by Catherine Porter.
Van Pelt Library HQ767.5.F7 B6413 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Boltanski, Luc, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Condition foetale. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Abortion--Social aspects.
- Abortion.
- Physical Description:
- 328 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, UK : Polity, [2013]
- Summary:
- Abortion is a contentious issue in social life but it has rarely been subjected to careful scrutiny in the social sciences. While the legalization of abortion has brought it into the public domain, it still remains a sensitive topic in many cultures, often hidden from view and rarely spoken about, consigned to a shadowy existence.
- Contents:
- 1 The Anthropological Dimensions of Abortion 11
- 2 The Two Constraints on Engendering 39
- 3 Understandings 60
- 4 The Parental Project 90
- 5 Constructing Foetal Categories 125
- 6 The Justification of Abortion 158
- 7 The Experience of Abortion 193.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-316) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780745647319
- 0745647316
- 9780745647302
- 0745647308
- OCLC:
- 852453201
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