Anti-Abortion Activism in the UK

Taking a lived religion approach that draws on extensive ethnographic research on abortion debates in public spaces, Anti-Abortion Activism in the UK explores the sacred and profane commitments of anti-abortion activists and counter-demonstrations outside clinics, examining the contestations over space.

About the author

Pam Lowe is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Policy at Aston University. She has researched and written extensively in the area of women's reproductive and sexual health, with a particular interest in pregnancy, abortion and early parenting.
Sarah-Jane Page is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Aston University. Her research focuses on religion and its interaction with sexuality and gender issues. She has specifically worked on projects examining religion, youth and sexuality and women priests in the Church of England.

Summary

Taking a lived religion approach that draws on extensive ethnographic research on abortion debates in public spaces, Anti-Abortion Activism in the UK explores the sacred and profane commitments of anti-abortion activists and counter-demonstrations outside clinics, examining the contestations over space.Â

Product details

• Authors: Pam (Aston University Lowe, Sarah-Jane (Aston University Page, Sarah-Jane Page, Pam Lowe
• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 30.04.2022
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)
• EAN: 9781839093999
• ISBN: 978-1-83909-399-9
• Pages: 248
• Dimensions (packing): 15.7 x 23.5 x 1.8 cm
• Weight (packing): 515 g
• Series: Emerald Studies in Reproduction, Culture and Society; Emerald Studies in Reproductio