Encyclopedia of Birth Control

Marian Rengel (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

312 Seiten

2000
Greenwood Press (Verlag)
978-1-57356-255-3 (ISBN)

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The sociological, medical and historical aspects of birth control in the 20th century have been compiled in this A-Z encyclopedia. It covers topics such as: biology and anatomy; birth control methods and devices; influential people and organizations; issues and debates; and religious perspectives.

The sociological, medical, and historical aspects of birth control in the twentieth century have been compiled in this unique, easy-to-use, and comprehensive resource. Objectively written and international in scope, this encyclopedia covers a variety of topics: biology and anatomy, birth control methods and devices, influential people and organizations, issues and debates, religious perspectives, legal issues, perspectives from other countries. The Encyclopedia is an excellent source for students and other researchers, educators, health care professionals, and perennially high-interest topic. For students, expecially, the book will be invaluable for reports and term papers, speeches, and debates. The Encyclopedia contains more than 200 entries, a bibliography, and more than 50 photographs and charts. Entries end with a list of sources for further reading. Entries include

•Abortion

•Abstience

•Biological Methods of Contraception

•Anthony Comstock

•Dalkon Shield

•Mary Ware Dennett

•Depo-Provera

•Family Planning

•Gynecology

•Infanticide

•International Planned Parenthood Federation

•Aletta Jacobs

•Judaism

•Male Contraceptives

•Menopause

•Norplant

•Oral Contraceptives

•Gregory Pincus

•Population Growth

•Poverty

•Reproductive Rights

•John Rock

•Roe v. Wade

•Roman Catholic Church

•Margaret Higgins Sanger

•Sex Education

•Sexually Transmitted Diseases

•Tubel Sterilization

•United Nations fund for Population Activities

•World Health Organization

MARIAN RENGEL is currently a journalist for the St. Cloud Times, in St. Cloud, Minnesota. In the past, she has been a university instructor and a news editor. She has earned degrees in both mass communications and English.

Preface Introduction Guide to Selected Topics Encyclopedia of Birth Control Bibliography Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	26.10.2000
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Gynäkologie / Geburtshilfe
	Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Histologie / Embryologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie
ISBN-10	1-57356-255-6 / 1573562556
ISBN-13	978-1-57356-255-3 / 9781573562553
Zustand	Neuware