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Who lives, who dies, who decides?: abortion, neonatal care, assisted dying, and capital punishment

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Contemporary Sociological PerspectivesPublication details: New York Routledge 2015Edition: 2ndDescription: xxviii, 433 pISBN:
  • 9781138808805
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 179.7 E5W4
Summary: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides? looks at several of the most contentious issues in many societies. The book asks, whose rights are protected? How do these rights and protections change over time, and who makes those decisions? This book explores the fundamentally sociological processes which underlie the quest for morality and justice in human societies. The author sheds light on the social movements and social processes at the root of these seemingly personal moral questions. The third edition contains a new chapter on torture entitled, "Taking Life and Inflicting Suffering." https://www.routledge.com/Who-Lives-Who-Dies-Who-Decides-Abortion-Assisted-Dying-Capital-Punishment/Ekland-Olson/p/book/9781138296244
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides? looks at several of the most contentious issues in many societies. The book asks, whose rights are protected? How do these rights and protections change over time, and who makes those decisions? This book explores the fundamentally sociological processes which underlie the quest for morality and justice in human societies. The author sheds light on the social movements and social processes at the root of these seemingly personal moral questions. The third edition contains a new chapter on torture entitled, "Taking Life and Inflicting Suffering."


https://www.routledge.com/Who-Lives-Who-Dies-Who-Decides-Abortion-Assisted-Dying-Capital-Punishment/Ekland-Olson/p/book/9781138296244

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