| Abortion: Loss and Renewal in the Search for Identity Contributor(s): Pattis Zoja, Eva (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415154073 ISBN-13: 9780415154079 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $46.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1997 Annotation: The debate on abortion has tended to avoid the psychological significance of an unwanted pregnancy, dominated instead by the strong emotions the subject excites. In this book Eva Pattis Zoja examines the thoughts and feelings that surround the decision to end a pregnancy, through the dreams, diary entries and reports of the women themselves. "Abortion" proposes the controversial thesis that although contraception is so readily available that the occurrence of unwanted pregnancy should become nil, abortion has now become a rite of passage in womanhood. While acknowledging the painful nature of the subject, the author suggests that this decision to abort as a way to development is one beyond the explanation of modern, enlightened rationalism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Mental Health - Social Science | Abortion & Birth Control |
| Dewey: 363.46 |
| LCCN: 96052969 |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 5.48" W x 8.62" (0.55 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |