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001 2011038993
003 DLC
005 20110928100843.0
008 110916s2011 nyu 000 0 eng
010 $a 2011038993
020 $a9780415892469 (hardback : acid-free paper)
020 $a9780415892476 (pbk : acid-free paper)
020 $a9780203182277 (ebk)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aBD435$b.E46 2012
082 00 $a179.7$223
100 1 $aEkland-Olson, Sheldon,$d1944-
245 10 $aWho lives, who dies, who decides? :$bAbortion, neonatal care, assisted dying, capital punishment /$cSheldon Ekland-Olson.
260 $aNew York :$bRoutledge,$c2011.
263 $a1110
300 $ap. cm.
490 0 $aContemporary sociological perspectives
520 $a"Issues of life and death such as abortion, assisted suicide, capital punishment, and others are among the most contentious in many societies. Whose rights are protected? How do these rights and protections change over time and who makes those decisions? Based on the author's award-winning and hugely popular undergraduate course at The University of Texas, this book explores these questions and the fundamentally sociological processes that underlie the quest for morality and justice in human societies. The author's goal is not to advocate any particular moral "high ground," but to shed light on the social movements and social processes that are at the root of these seemingly personal moral questions"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aLife$xMoral and ethical aspects.
650 0 $aDeath$xMoral and ethical aspects.
650 0 $aSuffering$xMoral and ethical aspects.