Antiabortion positions and young women's life plans in contemporary Ireland

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1973-1986

  Oaks, Laury ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Ireland; Motherhood; Reproductive decision making; Women's workforce participation

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; DECISION MAKING; GENDER ROLE; WOMENS STATUS;

ABORTION; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IRELAND; MOTHER; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WORK;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CAREER MOBILITY; CATHOLICISM; CULTURE; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; FEMINISM; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; IRELAND; MARRIAGE; POLITICS; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL CHANGE; WOMEN, WORKING;

IRELAND;

EID: 0037400932     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(02)00217-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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