Abortion : Loss and Renewal in the Search for Identity
Eva. Pattis Zoja
Bok Engelsk 1997 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Hoboken : : Taylor and Francis, , 1997.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (145 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Book Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Abortion: A non-place; 2 A slip in birth control; 3 Anthropological reflections; 4 A comparison; 5 The chronics; 6 The goals of an abortion; 7 Unconsciously desired; 8 Initiation and maternity; 9 Initiation and abortion; 10 Beyond the mother; 11 Killing; 12 Two choices; 13 A sacrifice; 14 The gult of becoming and adult; 15 An ulterior threshold; 16 Abortion and the women's movement; 17 The non-father; 18 The escorts; Appendix I; Appendix II; Bibliography; Subject Index; Index of names. - The debate on abortion has tended to avoid the psychological significance of an unwanted pregnancy, dominated istead by the strong emotions the subject excites. Eva Pattis Zoja examines the thoughts that surround a woman's decision to end a pregnancy, and presents the challenging thesis that voluntary abortion can often be a violent and unconscious act of self-realisation. Treating a theme which is central to our existence, the author makes no attempt to argue for or against, or to deny the painful nature of the subject which she tackles, but instead looks at the way in which a decision to
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| ISBN | 0415154065. - 0415154073
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