Sex, Abortion and Unmarried Women

Sachdev, Paul

ISBN 10: 031324071X / ISBN 13: 9780313240713

Edité par Greenwood Press, Westport,CT, 1993

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Very Good copy. (see picture) Very mild edgewear on dustjacket.321 pages including index.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Sex, Abortion and Unmarried Women
• Éditeur: Greenwood Press, Westport,CT
• Date de parution: 1993
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 031324071X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780313240713
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: Very Good

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Synopsis

Sachdev provides a detailed examination of the psychological responses of women who have had abortions. The author surveyed a sample of unmarried women aged 18 to 25 who had had abortions during the past six months to one year. Based on in-depth interviews with these women, the study presents quantitative and qualitative findings. While some authors have stressed the negative psychological impact of abortion, Sachdev demonstrates that the majority of women in his study were comfortable with their decisions and experienced few adverse psychological reactions. Impressively researched, this insightful study persuasively refutes claims and myths such as:

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À propos de l?auteur

PAUL SACHDEV is Director od eh MSW Program at the Indiana University School of Social Work. An authority on reproductive health care and on family and child welfare, he is the editor of the International Handbook on Abortion (Greenwood, 1988), Perspectives on Abortion (1985), and Abortion: Readings and Research (1984). He is also the author of Unlocking the Adoption Files (1989) and an international editor of the journal Medicine and Law.