
Reproductive Politics
What Everyone Needs to Know (R)
Rickie Solinger(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 14. March 2013
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-0-19-981140-3 (ISBN)
Description
Reproductive politics is a term coined by feminists in the 1970s to describe contemporary, Roe v. Wade-era power struggles over contraception and abortion, adoption and surrogacy, and other satellite issues. Forty years later, questions of reproductive rights are just as complex--and controversial--as they were then. Focusing mainly on the United States, Reproductive Politics explores the legal, political, religious, social, ethical, and medical dimensions of this hotly contested arena.
Tracing the historical roots of reproductive politics up through the present, Rickie Solinger adopts a question-and-answer format to shed light on such questions as: are sex and reproduction "private" or "public" matters? When was abortion criminalized in the United States--and why? What is "abstinence only" sex education? And how is "reproductive politics" a men's issue as well as a women's issue? Covering a substantial range of information in an accessible and lively manner, Solinger orients readers and provides the knowledge necessary to enter into dialogue with this important and continually evolving field.
Tracing the historical roots of reproductive politics up through the present, Rickie Solinger adopts a question-and-answer format to shed light on such questions as: are sex and reproduction "private" or "public" matters? When was abortion criminalized in the United States--and why? What is "abstinence only" sex education? And how is "reproductive politics" a men's issue as well as a women's issue? Covering a substantial range of information in an accessible and lively manner, Solinger orients readers and provides the knowledge necessary to enter into dialogue with this important and continually evolving field.
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Researchers interested in the full context of abortion rights and other reproductive issues will appreciate this helpful guide. * LIBRARY JOURNAL *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 145 mm
Width: 213 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
363 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-981140-3 (9780199811403)
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Person
Rickie Solinger is a historian, writer, and exhibits curator. She is the author of Pregnancy and Power: A Short History of Reproductive Politics in America and other books on this subject.
Content
OUTLINE ; 1. What is "Reproductive Politics" ; 2. Why History Matters ; 3. The Legal Context ; 4. Religious Views and Their Impacts ; 5. Population Issues and Reproductive Politics ; 6. Public Policy and Reproductive Politics ; 7. Contemporary "Values" Debates over Reproductive Politics ; 8. Teenage Pregnancy and Single Pregnancy in the U.S. ; 10. Contemporary Abortion Politics I: Opinions and Science ; 11. Contemporary Abortion Politics II: Experience and Practice ; 12. Contemporary Abortion Politics III: Activism, Law, and Public Policy ; 13. Fetuses ; 14. Family PLanning and Reproductive Technologies ; 15. Adoption ; 16. The Environment and Reproductive Politics ; 17. Disability and Reproductive Politics ; 18. Birthing and Reproductive Politics ; 19. Health Care Reform and Reproductive Politics ; 20. Global Perspectives on Reproductive Politics ; 21. Men and Reproductive Politics ; 22. Language and Frameworks