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36 produkter
Rope, the Chair, and the Needle
Capital Punishment in Texas, 1923-1990
Av James W. Marquart, Sheldon Ekland-Olson m. fl.
Häftad, 1998
327 kr
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In late summer 1923, legal hangings in Texas came to an end, and the electric chair replaced the gallows. Of 520 convicted capital offenders sentenced to die between 1923 and 1972, 361 were actually executed, thus maintaining Texas’ traditional reputation as a staunch supporter of capital …
How Ethical Systems Change: Eugenics, the Final Solution, Bioethics
Av Sheldon Ekland-Olson, Julie Beicken
Häftad, 2011
617 kr
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Mandatory sterilization laws enacted in dozens of states coast-to-coast and approved by the U.S. Supreme Court formed the initial pillar for what became the Final Solution. Following WWII, there was renewed interest in a more inclusive view of social worth and the autonomy of the individual. Social …
How Ethical Systems Change: Abortion and Neonatal Care
Av Sheldon Ekland-Olson, Elyshia Aseltine
Häftad, 2011
603 kr
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Roe v. Wade came like a bolt from the blue, but support had been building for years. For many, the idea that life in the womb was not fully protected under the Constitution was simply not acceptable. Political campaigns were organized and protests launched, including the bombing of clinics and the …
How Ethical Systems Change: Tolerable Suffering and Assisted Dying
Av Sheldon Ekland-Olson, Elyshia Aseltine
Häftad, 2011
594 kr
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Medical advances prolong life. They also sometimes prolong suffering. Should we protect life or alleviate suffering? This dilemma formed the foundation for a powerful right-to-die movement and a counterbalancing concern over an emerging culture of death. What are the qualities of a life worth …
How Ethical Systems Change: Lynching and Capital Punishment
Av Sheldon Ekland-Olson, Danielle Dirks
Häftad, 2011
603 kr
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Slavery, lynching and capital punishment were interwoven in the United States and by the mid-twentieth century these connections gave rise to a small but well-focused reform movement. Biased and perfunctory procedures were replaced by prolonged trials and appeals, which some found messy and …
Abortion in the United States
The Moral and Legal Landscape
Av Elyshia Aseltine, Sheldon Ekland Olson
Häftad, 2026
561 kr
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This book explores the seismic shift brought about by the 2022 US Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which dramatically changed the constitutional standing of abortion decisions set in place by Roe v. Wade 50 years earlier. The authors describe the history of US …
Abortion in the United States
The Moral and Legal Landscape
Av Elyshia Aseltine, Sheldon Ekland Olson
Inbunden, 2024
817 kr
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This book explores the seismic shift brought about by the 2022 US Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which dramatically changed the constitutional standing of abortion decisions set in place by Roe v. Wade 50 years earlier. The authors describe the history of US …
Abortion in the United States
The Moral and Legal Landscape
Av Sheldon Ekland Olson, Elyshia Aseltine
E-bok, 2024
424 kr
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This book explores the seismic shift brought about by the 2022 US Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization , which dramatically changed the constitutional standing of abortion decisions set in place by Roe v. Wade 50 years earlier. The authors describe the history of …
Abortion in the United States
The Moral and Legal Landscape
Av Sheldon Ekland Olson, Elyshia Aseltine
E-bok, 2024
424 kr
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This book explores the seismic shift brought about by the 2022 US Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization , which dramatically changed the constitutional standing of abortion decisions set in place by Roe v. Wade 50 years earlier. The authors describe the history of …
How Ethical Systems Change: Lynching and Capital Punishment
Av Danielle Dirks, Sheldon Ekland-Olson
E-bok, 2012
731 kr
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Slavery, lynching and capital punishment were interwoven in the United States and by the mid-twentieth century these connections gave rise to a small but well-focused reform movement. Biased and perfunctory procedures were replaced by prolonged trials and appeals, which some found messy and …
How Ethical Systems Change: Lynching and Capital Punishment
Av Danielle Dirks, Sheldon Ekland-Olson
E-bok, 2012
710 kr
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Slavery, lynching and capital punishment were interwoven in the United States and by the mid-twentieth century these connections gave rise to a small but well-focused reform movement. Biased and perfunctory procedures were replaced by prolonged trials and appeals, which some found messy and …
How Ethical Systems Change: Tolerable Suffering and Assisted Dying
Av Elyshia Aseltine, Sheldon Ekland-Olson
E-bok, 2012
710 kr
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Medical advances prolong life. They also sometimes prolong suffering. Should we protect life or alleviate suffering? This dilemma formed the foundation for a powerful right-to-die movement and a counterbalancing concern over an emerging culture of death. What are the qualities of a life worth …
How Ethical Systems Change: Tolerable Suffering and Assisted Dying
Av Elyshia Aseltine, Sheldon Ekland-Olson
E-bok, 2012
731 kr
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Medical advances prolong life. They also sometimes prolong suffering. Should we protect life or alleviate suffering? This dilemma formed the foundation for a powerful right-to-die movement and a counterbalancing concern over an emerging culture of death. What are the qualities of a life worth …
How Ethical Systems Change: Abortion and Neonatal Care
Av Elyshia Aseltine, Sheldon Ekland-Olson
E-bok, 2012
716 kr
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Roe v. Wade came like a bolt from the blue, but support had been building for years. For many, the idea that life in the womb was not fully protected under the Constitution was simply not acceptable. Political campaigns were organized and protests launched, including the bombing of clinics and the …
How Ethical Systems Change: Abortion and Neonatal Care
Av Elyshia Aseltine, Sheldon Ekland-Olson
E-bok, 2012
731 kr
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Roe v. Wade came like a bolt from the blue, but support had been building for years. For many, the idea that life in the womb was not fully protected under the Constitution was simply not acceptable. Political campaigns were organized and protests launched, including the bombing of clinics and the …
How Ethical Systems Change: Eugenics, the Final Solution, Bioethics
E-bok, 2012
749 kr
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Mandatory sterilization laws enacted in dozens of states coast-to-coast and approved by the U.S. Supreme Court formed the initial pillar for what became the Final Solution. Following WWII, there was renewed interest in a more inclusive view of social worth and the autonomy of the individual. Social …
How Ethical Systems Change: Eugenics, the Final Solution, Bioethics
E-bok, 2012
749 kr
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Mandatory sterilization laws enacted in dozens of states coast-to-coast and approved by the U.S. Supreme Court formed the initial pillar for what became the Final Solution. Following WWII, there was renewed interest in a more inclusive view of social worth and the autonomy of the individual. Social …
Science and Sociology
Predictive Power is the Name of the Game
Av Sheldon Ekland-Olson, Jack P. Gibbs
Inbunden, 2017
2515 kr
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Science and Sociology is from beginning to end an exploration of what this implies for the social sciences, and sociology in particular. The authors argue that over the last several decades, sociology has become less a science and more a quest for isolated assessments of situations, whether they …
Science and Sociology
Predictive Power is the Name of the Game
Av Sheldon Ekland-Olson, Jack P. Gibbs
Häftad, 2017
634 kr
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Science and Sociology is from beginning to end an exploration of what this implies for the social sciences, and sociology in particular. The authors argue that over the last several decades, sociology has become less a science and more a quest for isolated assessments of situations, whether they …
How Ethical Systems Change: Lynching and Capital Punishment
Av Sheldon Ekland-Olson, Danielle Dirks
Inbunden, 2016
3070 kr
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Slavery, lynching and capital punishment were interwoven in the United States and by the mid-twentieth century these connections gave rise to a small but well-focused reform movement. Biased and perfunctory procedures were replaced by prolonged trials and appeals, which some found messy and …
How Ethical Systems Change: Tolerable Suffering and Assisted Dying
Av Sheldon Ekland-Olson, Elyshia Aseltine
Inbunden, 2016
3161 kr
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Medical advances prolong life. They also sometimes prolong suffering. Should we protect life or alleviate suffering? This dilemma formed the foundation for a powerful right-to-die movement and a counterbalancing concern over an emerging culture of death. What are the qualities of a life worth …
How Ethical Systems Change: Abortion and Neonatal Care
Av Sheldon Ekland-Olson, Elyshia Aseltine
Inbunden, 2016
3161 kr
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Roe v. Wade came like a bolt from the blue, but support had been building for years. For many, the idea that life in the womb was not fully protected under the Constitution was simply not acceptable. Political campaigns were organized and protests launched, including the bombing of clinics and the …
Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides?
Abortion, Assisted Dying, Capital Punishment, and Torture
Inbunden, 2017
3070 kr
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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 …
Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides?
Abortion, Assisted Dying, Capital Punishment, and Torture
Häftad, 2017
926 kr
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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 …
How Ethical Systems Change: Eugenics, the Final Solution, Bioethics
Av Sheldon Ekland-Olson, Julie Beicken
Inbunden, 2017
3070 kr
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Mandatory sterilization laws enacted in dozens of states coast-to-coast and approved by the U.S. Supreme Court formed the initial pillar for what became the Final Solution. Following WWII, there was renewed interest in a more inclusive view of social worth and the autonomy of the individual. Social …
Life and Death Decisions
The Quest for Morality and Justice in Human Societies
Inbunden, 2014
2749 kr
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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 …
Life and Death Decisions
The Quest for Morality and Justice in Human Societies
Häftad, 2014
751 kr
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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 …
Life and Death Decisions
The Quest for Morality and Justice in Human Societies
E-bok, 2014
883 kr
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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 …
Life and Death Decisions
The Quest for Morality and Justice in Human Societies
E-bok, 2014
883 kr
Lägg i varukorg
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 …
Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides?
Abortion, Assisted Dying, Capital Punishment, and Torture
E-bok, 2017
970 kr
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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 …
