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a comparative study of social norm inclusion in Norwegian and American laws
1 online resource (362 pages) : illustrations, tables
The book examines how laws on sterilization, birth control and abortion were created, by focusing on the act of legislation; how the law was driven by scientific and social norms during the first and closing decades of the 20th century in the USA (especially in the state of Indiana) and Norway. The author develops the notion of "body law" for reproductive policies and uses sociological theories to untie the various strands of social.
Introduction -- Theories explained and methodology used -- Case one : a comparison between Indiana (1907) and Norway (1934) -- Case one : legal norm injection points in Indiana and Norway : the selection of particular bodies -- Case two : reversals of negative body-law in the United States -- Case two : reversals of body-law in Norway : birth control and abortion -- Comparisons and conclusions.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Abortion & Birth Control
abortion politics, birth control, eugenics, Indiana, Norway, sociology of law, social norms, sterilization
Body law and the body of law : a comparative study of social norm inclusion in Norwegian and American laws
Warsaw, [Poland] ; Berlin, [Germany] : De Gruyter Open, ©2014