The Politics of Legal Abortion: From Direct Action to Dialogue

Hypatia ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Jeffrey A. Gauthier
Keyword(s):  
Women Activists ◽  
Direct Action ◽  
Public Support ◽  
College Education ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Legal Abortion ◽  
Demographic Group ◽  
Steep Decline ◽  
Marked Decline ◽  
State Of Affairs

In her highly influential 1984 study Abortion and the Politics of Motherhood, Kristin Luker speculates that opposition to legal abortion among women was likely to be strongest among those who were full-time homemakers without a college education (Luker 1984, 163). But despite a marked decline in that demographic group and a well-documented rise in public support for gender equality since then, the rate of support for legal abortion has remained stubbornly fixed at between fifty and fifty-five percent (Shields 2012). This tepid support has coincided with a steep decline in abortion services in rural states, and ever more sweeping restrictions on abortion being tested in the courts (Rose 2006, 89). Karissa Haugeberg's Women against Abortion and Katie Watson's Scarlet A both seek to address this state of affairs, albeit in markedly different ways. Haugeberg provides a historical chronicle of the motives and strategies of certain key women activists in the fight against legal abortion, with an eye toward how their concerns “came to serve as blueprints to legislators and judges who continue to craft policies and laws that erode women's right to abortion” (Haugeberg, 8). Katie Watson draws upon her experience as an attorney and bioethicist to write a guide “intended to encourage and equip you to engage in respectful, productive, private conversation about your experience with, and opinion of, abortion” (Watson, 37). Though both authors reveal their support for legal abortion, both are concerned to understand the motives and goals of those who fight against it.

Militancy

Stage rights! ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 107-148
Author(s):  
Naomi Paxton
Keyword(s):  
Direct Action ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
Suffrage Movement ◽  
Private And Public

This chapter looks at actresses who were involved in militant actions, both non-violent and violent, narratives and experiences of radicalization, arrest and imprisonment, and the suffrage plays in which representations of militant women and militancy appear. It also investigates in detail the debates within the Actresses' Franchise League regarding militant tactics and the politicization of private and public support for direct action in all forms. This chapter considers the wider context in which negative stereotypes of militant and feminist women stereotypes were reinforced and how the Actresses' Franchise League and others in the suffrage movement attempted to appropriate them as part of their own campaign.

Who Gets to Have a DREAM? Examining Public Support for Immigration Reform

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 527-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey P. R. Wallace ◽  
Sophia Jordán Wallace
Keyword(s):  
Military Service ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Public Support ◽  
College Education ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
The United States ◽  
Immigration Reform ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Mass Attitudes ◽  
Attitudes Toward Immigration

This article assesses how different notions of citizenship shape mass attitudes toward immigration reform. We examine the underpinnings of the military service and college education provisions that were at the center of the 2010 DREAM Act, which sought to provide a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrant youth in the United States. Employing a survey experiment on a nationally representative US sample, we unpack the extent to which the mass public is willing to support immigration reform based on criteria tied to undocumented immigrants’ educational attainment or enlistment in the armed forces. While education has little effect on its own, military service significantly increases public support for a pathway to citizenship. The positive effect of military service endures when it is paired with less popular provisions, suggesting that a military criterion can serve as a basis of support for broader immigration legislation. Moreover, the effects are strongest for those groups who are traditionally viewed as being most opposed to immigration reforms that expand access to citizenship. The results of this study have implications for public attitudes toward immigration, the persistence of the citizen-soldier ideal, and the importance of framing in the policy-making process.

scholarly journals E-Learning and Blended Learning in the Opinions of Polish Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2 (20)) ◽  
pp. 233-255
Author(s):  
Marzena Chrost ◽  
Sławomir Chrost
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Independent Learning ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Academic Education ◽  
Main Research ◽  
E Learning ◽  
State Of Affairs

For the first time in history, the education system has experienced a crisis situation on a global scale, leading to total and forced isolation in social life and communication. In March 2020, full-time classes at universities in Poland were suspended due to the epidemic caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus. This state of affairs resulted in the need to shift scientific and didactic work to be “remote”. This article aims to present students’ opinions on e-learning and blended learning after several months of experience with such forms of learning. The main research problem was formulated as follows: “What are the Polish students’ opinions of e-learning during the pandemic?” The method of diagnostic survey and the questionnaire technique called the SWOT were used in the empirical research. The research was conducted in May and June 2020 in three selected universities. A total of 314 students took part in it. The results indicate that remote teaching has both specific strengths and weaknesses and that there are many opportunities and threats associated with this form of teaching; nevertheless, a larger proportion of the data were related to the weaknesses. Undoubtedly, there are still many activities that should be introduced into practice and everyday academic education. Perhaps a creative solution will be to introduce only some elements of distance learning, which can contribute to a better acquisition of IT and digital competences and can help students develop activity, self-discipline, and independent learning.

scholarly journals Breeding range, population size and population trend of the Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana in Slovenia between 1979 and 2016

Acrocephalus ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (172-173) ◽  
pp. 3-20
Author(s):  
Domen Stanič ◽  
Primož Kmecl ◽  
Jernej Figelj ◽  
Andrej Sovinc
Keyword(s):  
Field Work ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Breeding Range ◽  
The Status ◽  
Breeding Grounds ◽  
Steep Decline ◽  
Marked Decline ◽  
Emberiza Hortulana ◽  
Ortolan Bunting ◽  
Number Of Males

AbstractIn this work we investigated the historical and present breeding range of the Ortolan Bunting in Slovenia and studied one of its last remaining breeding grounds in the country. Its range has suffered a marked decline in the last few decades, bringing the species on the brink of extinction in Slovenia. Firstly, we gathered all the available data and field records regarding the species in Slovenia and created several distribution maps outlining the status of the Ortolan Bunting in Slovenia. Thus we were able to confirm the drastic reduction in the species range, now confined to only two larger breeding grounds on the Karst (Kras). Field work was then concentrated on studying and monitoring one of the two last known populations of Ortolan Buntings in Slovenia. We paid special attention to the study of the males’ singing territories. Our main discovery was the presence of a lek in the central part of the study area, where several different male Ortolan Buntings shared their song-posts. In 2013 we counted a total of 18 Ortolan Buntings and found 5 nests, whereas in 2014 we counted 16 individuals, with 4 pairs probably breeding there. The number of breeding pairs is thus significantly lower than the total number of males holding territory. In the period from 2005 to 2016, the population of Ortolan Bunting in Slovenia was in steep decline.

scholarly journals F.A.C.E.S. (Faculty Academic Community Education Showcase): Professional Growth Experiences In A Career University

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Paul J. Colbert
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Community Education ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
College Education ◽  
Core Values ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Academic Year

Institutes of higher education exist for the purpose of developing, fostering, nurturing, and stimulating the intellectual growth and development of students. The core values of a college education provide students conceptual and practical educational opportunities that focus on improving their skills and knowledge. These skills and knowledge translate into purposeful, real-life learning experiences. However, in the academic community, learning is not restricted to students. Faculty, too, must be supported and provided opportunities for personal and professional growth and development. Although professional development is not a novel concept in the education profession, schools often take up the gauntlet, but fall short of running with it. A commitment to share the collective skills, teaching strategies, and experiences of colleagues in the university community should be one of the institutions core values. The need today for academic rigor and the emphasis on accountability and evidence of professional development of teachers have become key components in faculty performance evaluations in both teaching and research higher educational institutional settings. This paper examines how a career university addresses professional development by embracing change in its faculty orientation process at the start of the academic year through the implementation of a faculty development program and sustainable model for building a teaching and learning showcase of faculty talent. The orientation program - F.A.C.E.S. (Faculty Academic Community Education Showcase) - provides a series of interactive seminars conducted by and for full-time faculty at the Johnson & Wales University (JWU) Providence, Rhode Island, campus that mirrors their professional expertise, educational best practices, and career experiences within and beyond the JWU academic community. It examines the program goals and objectives, evidence of its evaluation by participants and administration, and the follow-up programs in place to provide further opportunities throughout the academic year that meet faculty needs to learn and engage in a learning environment that translates into and enhances the learning experiences of their students.

No, the Sky Is Not Falling: Evidence of Accounting Student Characteristics at FSA Schools, 1995–2000

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irvin T. Nelson ◽  
Valaria P. Vendrzyk ◽  
Jeffrey J. Quirin ◽  
Robert D. Allen
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
College Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Student Characteristics ◽  
Accounting Education ◽  
Accounting Students ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Certified Public Accountant ◽  
High Level

This article presents the most recent results of an ongoing, longitudinal study of characteristics of accounting students conducted by the Federation of Schools of Accountancy (FSA). Surveys were administered to seniors and Mastera^€™s students at FSA member schools in the United States in 1995 and again in 2000. Data regarding student characteristics in 1995 and 2000 are presented. Specifically, the study contains evidence pertaining to student quality, future educational plans, career plans, plans for professional certification, extracurricular involvement, attitude toward the 150-hour requirement, and various demographic dimensions. The results of the survey do not coincide with those of other studies that have reported a decline in the quality of accounting students. On the contrary, our findings suggest that the quality of accounting students is not decreasing. Further research is necessary to more fully understand these contradictory findings and the direction and magnitude of any changes in student quality. Other findings of this study include a reversal in the gender mix of graduate students, with females now comprising the majority. More graduate students are pursuing their studies full-time. The average age of students is declining. More accounting students are interested in taking the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam and pursuing careers in public accounting, while interest in the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) exam and in pursuing careers in industry are declining. Both seniors and Master's students indicate a very high level of support for five or more years of college education for the CPA. Student involvement in internship programs has nearly doubled since 1995, while involvement in extracurricular organizations has dropped. These results are relevant to many currently debated topics in accounting education—including the effects of the implementation of the 150-hour rule in many states.

Who Supports U.S. Veterans and Who Exaggerates Their Support?

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meredith Kleykamp ◽  
Crosby Hipes ◽  
Alair MacLean
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Engagement ◽  
Political Ideology ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Veterans Health ◽  
Market Returns ◽  
The Public ◽  
Demographic Group ◽  
List Experiment ◽  
Levels Of Support

Support for U.S. military personnel appears high, but does it extend to veterans after service ends? This study evaluates public support for social engagement with veterans and spending on recent military veterans’ health care and estimates the extent of socially desirable reporting on these forms of support. It uses a list experiment to identify the extent of socially desirable reporting on topics. Findings demonstrate that the public offers overwhelming support for spending on veterans’ health care and social engagement with the group, but they somewhat overstate this support. Support differs by age, race, and political ideology, and social desirability bias varies by race, political ideology, and prior military experience. African Americans express the lowest levels of support for returning veterans and the greatest extent of socially desirable reporting on that support. This is despite generally high rates of service and greater labor market returns to that service among this demographic group.

A Cross-longitudinal Study of Physical Fitness in Ontario Dairy Farmers, Aged Fifty Years and Over

1987 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 189-198
Author(s):  
C.D. Moore ◽  
S. Pfeiffer
Keyword(s):  
Grip Strength ◽  
Maximal Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Fat Free Mass ◽  
Occupational Activity ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Reference Groups ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Hand Grip ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Marked Decline

ABSTRACTTo study the effects of occupational activity on age-related changes in fitness, 36 full time dairy farmers, aged 50–68years, were studied. Stature, weight, four skinfold thicknesses and hand grip strength were measured. Maximal oxygen consumption was estimated from the CAFT, a submaximal bench stepping test. Twenty-one of the subjects had been tested two years earlier as well. Approached cross-sectionally, the farmers show greater fat-free mass, higher grip strength values, and higher O2 max values than age-matched reference groups (STF and Nutrition Canada). Changes over two years in the sample subset include a marked decline in grip strength, anda decline in O2 which is consistent with that seen in other longitudinal studies. Hence, while initial fitness may be higher in this occupationally active group, the decline in function with age is comparable in magnitude to that seen in less active men.

The Paradox of Equal Access

2009 ◽  
pp. 470-481
Author(s):  
Kathleen V. Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Universal Access ◽  
College Education ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Equal Access ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Geographical Distance ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Prior Learning

Distance education is defined as a system that can provide access to people who – because of work commitments, personal and/or social circumstances, geographical distance or poor quality or inadequate prior learning experiences – do not have the opportunity to study full time (Badat, 2004). It is seen as a way to correct inequalities, improving access to higher education for poorer or disadvantaged students. However, though distance education is seen as a feasible approach to achieve universal access for populations that might not otherwise receive a college education this chapter argues instead that universal access is just a form of rhetoric by which cultural social class and inequities are reinforced and reproduced (Bourdieu & Passeron, 1990).

India in 2012

Asian Survey ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maya Chadda
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Fundamental Change ◽  
Central State ◽  
Popular Support ◽  
Power Equation ◽  
State And Society ◽  
Steep Decline ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
Different Parts

The year 2012 began for India with a steep decline in the economy, disarray in politics, and paralysis in policy. While there were more immediate causes for this state of affairs, each malady reflected a deeper dilemma created by widespread corruption, a weakening central state, declining discipline within the ruling coalition, a loss of economic momentum caused by an unresolved balance between equity and growth, and a failure to harness popular support for reforms. Each dilemma called for a fundamental change in the power equation between different parts of the state and between state and society.

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