Abortion Politics in the United States and Canada - Studies in Public Opinion

List of contents

The Body in Late Capitalism: An Introductory Sketch by John H. Simpson
Seeking a Sociologically Correct Name for Abortion Opponents by James R. Kelly
The Abortion Controversy: Conflicting Beliefs and Values in American Society and within Religious Subgroups by Joseph B. Tamney, Stephen D. Johnson, and Ronald Burton
Abortion and the Popular Press: Mapping Media Discourse From Roe to Webster by Laura Grindstaff
"Where's the Land of Happy?" Individual Meaning and Collective Antiabortion Activism by Carol J. C. Maxwell
Cut From the Whole Cloth: Antiabortion Mobilization among Religious Activists by James L. Guth, Lyman A. Kellstedt, Corwin E. Smidt, and John C. Green
Abortion in the United States and Canada: A Comparative Study of Public Opinion by Marthe A. Chandler, Elizabeth Adell Cook, Ted G. Jelen, and Clyde Wilcox
The Structure of Attitudes toward Body Issues in the American and Canadian Populations: An Elementary Analysis by John H. Simpson
Attitudes toward Abortion and Capital Punishment: Prolife, Prochoice, Seamless Garment, and Inconsistency by Bradley R. Hertel
Conclusion: The Future of the Abortion Debate by Ted G. Jelen

About the author

TED G. JELEN is Professor of Political Science at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. His main research interests are in the political mobilization of religious belief, the politics of abortion, and public attitudes toward feminist issues. His work has appeared in a number of scholarly journals and books.

Product details

• Authors: Marthe A Chandler, Ted Jelen, Ted G. Jelen
• Assisted by: Marthe A. Chandler (Editor), Ted G. Jelen (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.1994
• EAN: 9780275945619
• ISBN: 978-0-275-94561-9
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Canada, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Abortion & Birth Control, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Canadian, United States of America, USA, Ethical issues: abortion & birth control, Ethical issues: abortion and birth control, Public Opinion & Polls, Public opinion and polls, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Activism & Social Justice, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Opinion Polling