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Abortion Is Communism: A Genealogy Of "Abortion Culture", Heather Nicole Bradford Jan 2015

Abortion Is Communism: A Genealogy Of "Abortion Culture", Heather Nicole Bradford

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

In the twenty years since the collapse of communism in the Eastern Bloc, various scholars of history, women's studies, sociology, political science, and reproductive rights have studied the occurrence of abortion in these formerly communist countries. Although some have sought to question the notion of "abortion culture," most look to these countries as places where abortion was tragically prevalent and accepted. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the assumed knowledge concerning abortion and how this obscures understandings of abortion in formerly communist countries of Eastern Europe. By creating genealogy of "abortion culture," this research seeks to trace the …


"Put Up" On Platforms: A History Of Twentieth Century Adoption Policy In The United States, Michelle Kahan Sep 2006

"Put Up" On Platforms: A History Of Twentieth Century Adoption Policy In The United States, Michelle Kahan

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Adoption is closely intertwined with many issues that are central to public policy in this country-welfare and poverty, race and class, and gender. An analysis of the history of adoption shows how it has been shaped by the nation's mores and demographics. In order to better understand this phenomenon, and its significance to larger societal issues, this analysis reviews its historyfocusing on four key periods in which this country's adoption policy was shaped: the late Nineteenth Century's 'orphan trains'; the family preservation and Mothers' Pensions of the Progressive Era; World War II through the 1950s, with secrecy and the beginnings …


The Grizzly, April 6, 1993, Tom Wilusz, Erika Compton, Sonny Regelman, Sarah Starr, Mark Leiser, Annette Rawls, Richard P. Richter, Dana Kushwara, Jesse Searfoss, Harley David Rubin, Audra Boettcher, Denise Moretz, J. Houghton Kane, Charlie Jamison, S. Ross Doughty Apr 1993

The Grizzly, April 6, 1993, Tom Wilusz, Erika Compton, Sonny Regelman, Sarah Starr, Mark Leiser, Annette Rawls, Richard P. Richter, Dana Kushwara, Jesse Searfoss, Harley David Rubin, Audra Boettcher, Denise Moretz, J. Houghton Kane, Charlie Jamison, S. Ross Doughty

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Mr. Ursinus, 1993 • ProTheatre's Actors Deliver in Thornwood • Another Weekend of Fighting in Reimert • Changes in Housing Selection • Wismer Renovations • Waco Standoff Continues • Your Chance to Give • Access to the Vault • Congratulations to P.O.D. for Excelling in Blood Drive • Daffodils for Service • Senior Profile: Allen Clowers • Why Can't I Pick my Classes? • Letters to the Editor • Seniors Return, but Bears Fall • Men's LAX Wants to Be Official • Men's Tennis Young and Improving