| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xxix, 406 pages). |
| Series |
Psychology of women book series |
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Psychology of women book series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Foreword / Henry P. David -- Pt. 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 -- Pt. 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 -- Pt. 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 -- Pt. 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 -- Pt. 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. |
| Summary |
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. |
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Part I examines the complex pattern of variables that influence the heated debate surrounding abortion in the US. Part II describes racial, ethnic, class, religious, and other sociodemographic differences in abortion attitudes and behaviors. Part III covers the intrapersonal and interpersonal contexts of abortion, including method and service delivery system characteristics that influence accessibility, acceptability, and psychological consequences of abortion for women and their partners. Part IV considers issues such as pre- and post-abortion counseling strategies, patient sensitive provision of services, use of psychotherapy to help women better understand and cope with their abortion experience, and the application of experiences in other countries to improve service deliver in the US. The volume concludes with recommendations for improving abortion services, legislation, social policy, advocacy, and research efforts. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved). |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Form |
Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to Ovid PsycBooks. |
| Issued By |
Made available through: American Psychological Association's PsyBooks Collection. |
| Note |
GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Abortion -- United States.
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Unwanted pregnancy -- United States.
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Abortion services -- United States.
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Pregnancy, Unwanted -- United States.
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Abortion, Legal -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Beckman, Linda J.
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Harvey, S. Marie.
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American Psychological Association.
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| Other Form: |
New civil war (print) (DLC) 98003553 |
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