TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ekland-Olson,Sheldon
TI  - Who lives, who dies, who decides?: abortion, neonatal care, assisted dying, and capital punishment 
T2  - Contemporary sociological perspectives
SN  - 9780415892469 (hardback : acidfree paper)
AV  - BD435 .E46 2012
U1  - 179.7 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York, London
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Life
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
KW  - Death
KW  - Suffering
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-414) and index
N2  - "Issues of life and death such as abortion, assisted suicide, capital punishment, and others are among the most contentious in many societies. Whose rights are protected? How do these rights and protections change over time and who makes those decisions? Based on the author's award-winning and hugely popular undergraduate course at The University of Texas, this book explores these questions and the fundamentally sociological processes that underlie the quest for morality and justice in human societies. The author's goal is not to advocate any particular moral "high ground," but to shed light on the social movements and social processes that are at the root of these seemingly personal moral questions"--Provided by publisher
ER  -