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The foetal condition a sociology of engendering and abortion Luc Boltanski ; translated by Catherine Porter

By: Boltanski, LucContributor(s): Porter, Catherine, 1941- [trl]Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Publication details: Cambridge [a. o.] Polity 2013Edition: English editionDescription: 328 pContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780745647319; 0745647316Other title: La Condition fœtale une sociologie de l'engendrement et de l'avortement [Parallel title]Subject(s): Abortion -- Social aspects | Abortion -- Social aspects -- France | аборты | медицина | фетальная хирургия | здоровье женщины | ФранцияDDC classification: 363.46 LOC classification: HQ767.5.F7 | B6413 2013Other classification: С550.54 Online resources: Table of contents only | Publisher description | Contributor biographical information
Contents:
Introduction -- The anthropological dimensions of abortion -- The two constraints on engendering -- Understandings -- The parental project -- Constructing foetal categories -- The justification of abortion -- The experience of abortion -- Conclusion : forgetting abortion.
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."--Page [4] of cover.
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Выдается в читальный зал НОЦ "Соц.-полит. исследования технологий" С550 B74 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) Available (Ограниченный доступ) 13820000870388

Translated from the French.

Bibliogr.: p. [299]-316

Index: p. [317]-328

Introduction -- The anthropological dimensions of abortion -- The two constraints on engendering -- Understandings -- The parental project -- Constructing foetal categories -- The justification of abortion -- The experience of abortion -- Conclusion : forgetting abortion.

"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."--Page [4] of cover.

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