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The Social Construction Of Abortion, Alexis Lora Ruffin
The Social Construction Of Abortion, Alexis Lora Ruffin
Theses and Dissertations
The essential socio-political question abortion raises is twofold: within whose legitimate province is the abortion decision to be made and what are the salient factors in determining subsequent resolutions over access. The answers speak to perceptions of legitimate authority, which are fundamental to the social construction of abortion.
The disparate literature on abortion was examined to develop a typology of perspectives on abortion. Theories from feminist sociology and social psychology were employed to examine the impact abortion access and the subsequent negotiation over legitimate authority have on the social order. The underlying hypothesis of this research is that abortion is …
Mature Women Students: Effects Of The Gender Division Of Labor On Education, Sarah Jane Brubaker
Mature Women Students: Effects Of The Gender Division Of Labor On Education, Sarah Jane Brubaker
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis seeks to better understand the trend toward mature women college students as impacted by the gender division of labor. It is based on qualitative research involving in-depth, semi-structured interviews with ten African-American and eleven white mature women students age 30 and over enrolled at Virginia Commonwealth University.
The interview questions focus on two main decision points in the lives of mature women students. The first is defined as the point at which they chose a course of action, other than attending college, after high school, or when they left college. The second is defined as the point at …