Shaping abortion discourse : democracy and the public sphere in Germany and the United States / Myra Marx Ferree [and others].

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ferree, Myra Marx
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Series:Communication, society, and politics.
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Table of Contents:
  • PART I: INTRODUCTION: Two related stories
  • Historical context
  • Methods
  • PART II: MAJOR OUTCOMES: The discursive opportunity structure
  • Standing
  • Framing
  • PART III: REPRESENTING DIFFERENT CONSTITUENCIES: Representing women's claims
  • Representing religious claims
  • Representing the tradition of the left
  • PART IV: 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.