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The American abortion debate: culture war or normal discourse? 美国堕胎辩论:文化战争还是正常话语?

Virginia review of sociology Pub Date : 1995-01-01

M Dillon

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Truth, not truce: "common ground" on abortion, a movement within both movements. 真理，不是休战:在堕胎问题上的“共同立场”，是两种运动中的一种运动。

Virginia review of sociology Pub Date : 1995-01-01

J R Kelly

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Crossing cultural divides: moral conflict and the Cairo population conference. 跨越文化鸿沟:道德冲突与开罗人口会议。

Virginia review of sociology Pub Date : 1995-01-01

J E Davis

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