Causes and Consequences of Public Attitudes toward Abortion: A Review and Research Agenda

Jelen, Ted G.; Wilcox, Clyde

doi:10.2307/3219809

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“…This is clear in the media, as political battles are fought publicly around this issue, and is also supported by research (Hess & Rueb, 2005;Jelen & Wilcox, 2003). Until recently, education was consistently related to increased support for abortion (Gay & Lynxwiler, 1999), and women's attitudes appear more affected by education than men's (Bolzendahl & Myers, 2004).…”

Section: Other Factors Related To Abortion Attitudesmentioning

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Trends in Abortion Attitudes by Race and Gender: A Reassessment Over a Four Decade Period

Carter

Dodge

2009

JSR

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The purpose of this paper is to reassess the interactive impact of race and gender on abortion attitudes over time. Data from the GSS are used to compare shifts in abortion attitudes of White and Black males and females over a four-decade period. Overall results suggest gender to be the stronger predictor of abortion attitudes. While maintaining similar attitudes toward abortion, White and Black males maintain more conservative attitudes than their female counterparts. Looking at trends, however, suggest that considering race and gender alone limits the understanding of abortion attitudes among these social groups. Results by decade reveal great shifts for White females in relation to Black females. White females and White males to a lesser extent initially appear more liberal in their views toward abortion; however, a shift over the decades produces a convergence and then a reversal, where Black females eventually become more liberal in the 1990s. Black males consistently reveal more conservative attitudes over the four-decade period than Black females and that trend appears to be holding. However, most interestingly and an area for further research, results suggest that abortion attitudes may actually be re-converging.

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Section: Other Factors Related To Abortion Attitudesmentioning

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Trends in Abortion Attitudes by Race and Gender: A Reassessment Over a Four Decade Period

Carter

Dodge

2009

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“…Even in large cities it has been estimated that around 50% of women will have no access to prenatal testing due to the financial costs associated with the mainly private healthcare system (Rahman & Obaid-ur-Rahman, 2005). The holding of strong religious beliefs is one of the best predictors of unfavourable attitudes towards termination of pregnancy (Jelen & Wilcox, 2003). This study provided the opportunity to explore understanding of DS alongside attitudes to testing and termination in a setting where a demonstrated belief in God is the social norm.…”

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‘All is done by Allah’. Understandings of Down syndrome and prenatal testing in Pakistan

Bryant

Ahmed

et al. 2011

Social Science & Medicine

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Understanding the psychosocial impact of a congenital condition such as Down syndrome on affected individuals and their family requires an understanding of the cultural context in which they are situated. This study carried out in 2008 used Q-Methodology to characterize understandings of Down syndrome (DS) in Pakistan in a sample of health professionals, researchers and parents of children with the condition. Fifty statements originally developed for a UK study and translated into Urdu were Q-sorted by 60 participants. The use of factor analytic techniques identified three independent accounts and qualitative data collected during the Qsorting exercise supported their interpretation. In two accounts, the "will of God" was central to an understanding of the existence of people with DS although perceptions about the value and quality of life of the affected individual differed significantly between these accounts as did views about the impact on the family. The third account privileged a more "scientific worldview" of DS as a genetic abnormality but also a belief that society can further contribute to disabling those affected. Attitudes towards prenatal testing and termination of pregnancy demonstrated that a belief in the will of Allah was not necessarily associated with a rejection of these technologies.

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“…In studies of the evolution of public opinion on the culture war issues of abortion, gun control, and gay rights in the United States, research has demonstrated that the sharp cleavage between the opinions of party elites tended to lead the growing cleavage among party identifiers in the mass public [ 16,17]. Similarly, there is a long line of research-and contrary evidence as well-indicating that elite opinion on the European integration and the European Union leads mass opinion [18][19][20][21], for example, argued that greater attention should be given to "the role political elites play in teaching the public what to think about (European integration)."…”

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Partisan Differences in Spending Preferences after theNew Democrat and New Labour Transformations of Party Images

Lowery¹,

Jong²

2013

J Pol Sci Pub Aff

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Causes and Consequences of Public Attitudes toward Abortion: A Review and Research Agenda

Cited by 82 publications

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Trends in Abortion Attitudes by Race and Gender: A Reassessment Over a Four Decade Period

Trends in Abortion Attitudes by Race and Gender: A Reassessment Over a Four Decade Period

‘All is done by Allah’. Understandings of Down syndrome and prenatal testing in Pakistan

Partisan Differences in Spending Preferences after theNew Democrat and New Labour Transformations of Party Images

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