Pregnancy and power : a history of reproductive politics in the United States /

Reproductive politics in the United States has always been about who has the power to decide-lawmakers, the courts, clergy, physicians, or the woman herself. Authorities have rarely put women's needs and interests at the center of these debates. Instead, they have created reproductive laws and...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Solinger, Rickie, 1947- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2019]
Edición:Revised edition.
Temas:
Birth control > Political aspects > United States.
Abortion > Political aspects > United States.
Human reproduction > Political aspects > United States.
Women's rights > United States.
Régulation des naissances > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Reproduction humaine > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Abortion > Political aspects
Birth control > Political aspects
Human reproduction > Political aspects
Women's rights
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: what is reproductive politics?
  • Racializing the nation: from the Declaration of Independence to the Emancipation Proclamation, 1776-1865
  • Sex in the city: from secrecy to anonymity to privacy, 1870s to 1920s
  • No extras: curbing fertility during the Great Depression
  • Central planning: managing fertility, race, and rights in postwar America, 1940s to 1960
  • The human rights era: the rise of choice, the contours of backlash, 1960-1980
  • Revitalizing hierarchies: how the aftermath of Roe v. Wade affected fetuses, teenage girls, prisoners, and ordinary women, 1980 to the present.

Ejemplares similares