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The Sociocultural and Political Aspects of Abortion Global Perspectives
Alaka Malwade Basu
Book Code: C7728
ISBN: 0-275-97728-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97728-3
288 pages, tables
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 1/30/2003
List Price: $79.95 (UK Sterling Price: £44.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • In this comprehensive edited volume, 22 contributors--demographers, psychologists, and anthropologists--take a well-balanced, "transdisciplinary" approach to their subject, examining the often contradictory social and political pressures for and against abortion in many parts of the world....Recommended. Faculty and specialists.
    —Choice     November 2003
  • This is an important book that provides a wealth of information about a neglected subject. Given the way abortion attitudes, laws, and practices affect the well-being of millions of women around the globe, social development scholars and practitioners should consult Baru's book to become more familiar with the many complex issues attending induced abortion today.
    —Social Development Issues     2004
Description: Seeking to define the ways various cultures view pregnancy, miscarriage, and abortion, this multidisciplinary collection of essays seeks to illustrate how these views influence policy decisions and practices regarding abortion around the world. Putting questions of pro-life and pro-choice aside, the contributors provide demographic coverage of the issues involved and contextualize some of the personal realities that underlie the approximately 50 million abortions that are believed to take place yearly worldwide. While the political and social climates in which women seek abortions vary from place to place, many of the chapters try to understand the moral implications that guide the decision to end a pregnancy from the perspective of the those who seek to do so. Focusing primarily on developing nations, this important contribution to the literature on abortion provides readers with a careful overview of the different meanings attached to abortion depending on the cultural, social, and political climate. Areas covered include Tanzania, Bangladesh, West Africa, Ghana, Romania, Russia, Mexico, and Nigeria. General chapters on induced abortion, demographic research and abortion policy, and social pressures to abort are also included. This unique approach to the study of abortion will contribute to a greater understanding of a prominent social issue.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Abortion in a Changing World by John C. Caldwell and Pat Caldwell
  • Abortion: A World-Wide Overview by Susheela Singh, Stanley K. Henshaw, and Kathleen Bernsten
  • The Challenge of Induced Abortion Research: A Transdisciplinary Perspective by Axel I. Mundigo
  • Demographic Research and Abortion Policy: Limits to the Use of Statistics by Andrzej Kulczucki
  • Kutoa Mimba: Debates about Schoolgirl Abortion in Machame, Tanzania by Amy Stambach
  • Cleaning the Belly: Managing Menstrual Health in Guinea, West Africa by Elise Levin
  • Changing Assessments of Abortion in a Northern Nigerian Town by Elisha P. Renne
  • The Role of Local herbs in the Recent Fertility Decline in Ghana: Contraceptives or Aborrifacients? by John Anarfi
  • Menstrual Regulation in Bangladesh by Sajeda Amin
  • The Impact of Policy Changes on Fertility, Abortion, and Contraceptive Use in Romania by Florina Serbabescu, et al.
  • Determinants of Abortion and Contraceptive Behavior in Russia by Inge Hutter
  • Abortion Legislation in Mexico in the Face of a Changing Sociodemographic and Political Context by Susana Lerner and Guadalupe Salas
  • The Role of Pharmacists and Market Herb Vendors as Abortifacient Providers in Mexico City by Susan Pick, et al.
  • The Social Pressure to Abort by Chantal Blayo and Yves Blayo
  • Concluding Remarks: The Role of Ambiguity by Alaka Malwade Basu
LC Card Number: 2002072823
LCC Class: HQ767
Dewey Class: 363
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