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Molly Santora

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2018

Psychology

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"How The Birth Control Pill Influences Women's Attitudes And Expectations Of Themselves.", Molly Santora Apr 2018

"How The Birth Control Pill Influences Women's Attitudes And Expectations Of Themselves.", Molly Santora

Molly Santora

This study seeks to understand what influences women’s feelings and attitudes about pregnancy prevention through looking at the usage and/or attitudes surrounding the birth control Pill over time. We aim to understand how women of different generations learned about this invention, and how the concept of the Pill changed women’s expectations of themselves and their lives. This study compares three different generations of women – women currently under 30, women between ages 30 – 55 and women above 55 – to see how or if attitudes change over time. We hypothesize that women’s trust, comfort level, and positive attitudes of …