Shaping Abortion Discourse

Democracy and the Public Sphere in Germany and the United States

By: Myra Marx Ferree, William Anthony Gamson, Jurgen Gerhards, Dieter Rucht

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Using controversy over abortion as a lens through which to compare the political process and role of the media in these two very different democracies, this book examines the contest over meaning that is being waged by social movements, political parties, churches and other social actors. Abortion is a critical battleground for debates over social values in both countries, but the constitutional premises on which arguments rest differ, as do the strategies that movements and parties adopt and the opportunities for influence that are open to them. By examining how these debates are conducted and by whom in light of the normative claims made by democratic theorists, the book also offers a means of judging how well either country lives up to the ideals of democratic debate in practice.

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'I recommend Shaping Abortion Discourse to others interested in finding new ways to question our assumptions about the role the media plays in democratic public life.' Mobilization

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Non-Fiction Society & Culture Ethical Issues & Debates Ethical Issues of Abortion & Birth Control Economics Political Economy Politics & Government Political Structure & Processes Political Structures & Democracy

Tables and figures
Foreword
Preface
Glossary
Introduction
Two related stories
Historical context
Methods
Major Outcomes
The discursive opportunity structure
Standing
Framing
Representing Different Constituencies
Representing women's claims
Representing religious claims
Representing the tradition of the left
The Quality of Abortion Discourse
Normative criteria for the public sphere
Measuring the quality of discourse
Metatalk
Lessons for democracy and the public sphere
Methodological appendix
References
Index
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