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The new civil war : the psychology, culture, and politics of abortion /

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Examines the individual and combined influence of religion, morality, race, politics, personal history, sociopolitical context, and economics on a woman's decision to continue or terminate a pregnancy.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: American Psychological Association
Other Authors: Beckman, Linda J., Harvey, S. Marie
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, [1998]
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Psychology of women book series.
Subjects:
Abortion > United States.
Unwanted pregnancy > United States.
Abortion services > United States.
Abortion, Legal > United States.
Abortion.
Abortion services.
Pregnancy, Unwanted.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Henry P. David
  • part I. The Sociopolitical Context of Abortion. Ch. 1. Federal Abortion Policy and Politics: 1973 to 1996 / Brian L. Wilcox, Jennifer K. Robbennolt and Janet E. O'Keeffe. Ch. 2. Why Is Abortion Such a Controversial Issue in the United States? / Nancy Felipe Russo and Jean E. Denious. Ch. 3. Barriers to Access to Abortion Services / Stanley K. Henshaw. Ch. 4. The Impact of Antiabortion Activities on Women Seeking Abortions / Catherine Cozzarelli and Brenda Major
  • part II. The Cultural Context of Abortion. Ch. 5. Black Women and the Question of Abortion / Karen Dugger. Ch. 6. Latinas and Abortion / Pamela I. Erickson and Celia P. Kaplan. Ch. 7. Abortion and Asian Pacific Islander Americans / Sora Park Tanjasiri and Sono Aibe
  • part III. Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Contexts of Abortion. Ch. 8. The Acceptability of Medical Abortion to Women / Linda J. Beckman and S. Marie Harvey. Ch. 9. Understanding the Relationship of Violence Against Women to Unwanted Pregnancy and Its Resolution / Nancy Felipe Russo and Jean E. Denious. Ch. 10. Testing a Model of the Psychological Consequences of Abortion / Warren B. Miller, David J. Pasta and Catherine L. Dean. Ch. 11. Men and Abortion: The Gender Politics of Pregnancy Resolution / William Marsiglio and Douglas Diekow. Ch. 12. Abortion Among Adolescents / Nancy E. Adler, Lauren B. Smith and Jeanne M. Tschann
  • part IV. Abortion in the Context of Practice. Ch. 13. A Cognitive Approach to Patient-Centered Abortion Care / Barbara Fisher, Mary Ann Castle and Joan Mogul Garrity. Ch. 14. Abortion Issues in Psychotherapy / Maria J. Rivera. Ch. 15. Bringing Lessons Learned to the United States: Improving Access to Abortion Services / Saba W. Masho, Francine M. Coeytaux and Malcolm Potts
  • part V. Conclusion. Ch. 16. Where Do We Go From Here? Recommendations for Abortion Practice, Policy, and Research / S. Marie Harvey, Linda J. Beckman and Sheryl Thorburn Bird.