University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Manufacturing Dissent: The News on Abortion-Related Protest in 1991
Abstract
dc:descriptionThe news on abortion-related protest in 1991 ultimately constructs a narrowly defined vision of abortion-related activism in which there are three main actors; extremist pro-lifers, extremist pro-choicers, and regular people like us. In addition, the news's polarization of the issue, and its silence on structural problems like racism, poverty, and sexism, help keep the conflict over abortion irresolvable while marginalizing activism. The news, then, constructs a mythical, homogeneous community of 'Americans like us' whose boundaries are shored up by the outsiders or activists ('them'). Through these portrayals the news works to dismantle potent critiques of American society and politics that activism offers.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Ph.D.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Dissertation
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Sociology
- Grantor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Year dc:date
- 2015
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Husting, Virginia Ann
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Lie, John
Subjects
dc:subject × 1Rights
- Language dc:language
- eng
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- (MiAaPQ)AAI9904484
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/86245