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- 4711: Attitudes Toward Abortion
- ... the 'right-to-life': correlates of opposition to abortion." Sociological Analysis. Vol 37: 243-254. Rao, S.L.N. and L.F. Bouvier. 1974. "Socio-economic correlates of attitudes toward abortion in Rhode Island: 1971." American Journal of Public Health. Vol 64(8): 765-774. Renzi, M. 1975. "Ideal family size as an intervening variable between religion and attitudes towards abortion." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. Vol 14: 23 ... Public attitudes toward life and death." Public Opinion Quarterly. Vol 46: 521-533. Singer, Eleanor. 1981. "Reference Groups and Social Evaluations." in Social Psychology: sociological perspectives, edited by Morris Rosenburg and Ralph Turner. New York: American Sociological Association. Skerry, P. 1978. "The class conflict over abortion." The Public Interest. Vol 52: 69-84. Stinchcombe, A.L., R. Adams, C.A. Heimer, K.L. Schepple, T.W. Smith, and D.G. Taylor ...
- 4712: Alcohol Use Among Teens and Young Adults
- ... are also much more likely to be injured, commit suicide, get pregnant, or contract a sexually transmitted disease. For instance, fifty-five percent of date-rape victims have been drinking prior to the incident. An American Medical Association report also showed that frequent college binge drinkers at colleges are twice as likely to have unplanned and unprotected sex. So what is to be done? As I mentioned before, many colleges are becoming dry campuses. This is not a bad idea on the whole, but I think that community involvement is vital in that approach. The American Medical Association is also offering a ten million dollar incentive to try to reduce drinking on campus. Ultimately I agree with the students whom Amy Dickinson interviewed in Time magazine. They said that the best ...
- 4713: Cigarettes
- ... needles and hepatitis or AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) from needles shared with others. Severe respiratory tract irritation has been noted in some heavy users of cocaine free base." How can anyone suggest to the American public that cocaine and nicotine are equally dangerous, damaging and addictive? While they are both allegedly addictive that is where the similarity ends, because the effects of cocaine abuse are rapid and more damaging to ... let the chips fall where they may. Put our tax dollars into real "societal" issues that affect us all and act like the government by the people and for the people which we, as an American society, have a right to expect it to be. Word Count: 1602
- 4714: Homosexuality and the Healthcare Profession
- ... a verbal level may be contradicted on the non-verbal level" (Payne 1976) In the greater majority of the available literature, which the writer of this paper found to be both dated and largely of American in origin, the author(s) have consistently referred to gay or lesbian people as homosexual. At first there seems little difficulty with the term, until one begins to look at what exactly the term homosexual ... damage a patient's health." Such attitudes can be understood, somewhat, when one looks at nurse education of the time which was still dealing with homosexuality within a framework of sexual disorders, even though the American Psychiatric Association had removed homosexuality from its list of diagnostic categories as far back as 1973 (Irish 1983). An anonymous article from 1983 entitled "Glad to be Gay", describes a male nurse's experiences in ...
- 4715: Euthanasia
- ... simple, the difference is much more than that. The decision to allow a terminally ill person to die usually comes after multiple treatments have failed or their prognosis is poor. These situations occur everyday in American hospitals. Some people say that Euthanasia is against God’s will. John Locke, the 17th century British philosopher who had a great influence over the drafters of the American constitution, opposed suicide on such a ground. He said that human life is not the property of the person living that life, who is just a tenant, but of God, so that suicide is a ...
- 4716: Euthanasia Is Not The Answer
- ... the difference is much more than that. The decision to allow a terminally ill person to die usually comes after multiple treatments have failed or their prognosis is poor. These situations occur every day in American hospitals. In the book Euthanasia: Opposing View Points, Thurston Brewin says, “This is an illogical distinction. It is very illogical of us to make this distinction between active and passive Euthanasia. Well so it is ... of control or inadequate psychosocial support occur invariably.” Some people say that Euthanasia is against God’s will. John Locke, the 17th century British philosopher who had a great influence over the drafters of the American constitution, opposed suicide on such a ground. He said that human life is the property not of the person living that life, who is just a tenant, but of God, so that suicide is a ...
- 4717: The Right to Die
- ... has taken a firm stand against it. Christians believe it is up to God to decide when it is the right time to die (Westley v). Opponents worry that PAS will destroy the morals of American society. They say PAS is something morally and ethically wrong, and easily abused. On the other hand, some say we should legalize PAS. It is time for a change. Opponents just don't realize how ... inclined to be against it are for it, than a much larger percentage of the public at large would be in favor of a "Die with Dignity" law. Also, yet another survey conducted by the American Medical Association (AMA) took a random sampling of doctors from six urban areas in the United States. It showed that white doctors who have been practicing medicine for a longer time are the most willing ...
- 4718: Mercy Killing or Just Plain Killing: The Euthanasia Debate
- ... One problem many of the opponents of euthanasia have with such “mercy killing” is that it is killing, and, to many, this constitutes murder. To murder, however, by definition, is “to kill brutally or inhumanly,”(American Heritage Dictionary.) It is possible that very few of the mercy killings that have occurred over the years have been murder; however, suicide would probably be a better word. After all, it is, in most ... interests of the individuals whose lives we are affecting. Are these people not the most qualified people to make this decision? It is, after all, their lives that hang in the balance. Works Cited “Murder” American Heritage Dictionary on CD-ROM, 1991. Internet: Http://www.ieatf.org.McCord, William. Internet: Http://valdosta.peachnet.edu. “Moral Dilemmas.” Society 29 July-August 1992: 22. Pallone, Nathaniel. Society 29 July-August 1992: 35.
- 4719: Vegetarians
- Vegetarians Vegetarians may be many things, but they are not lonely. A Gallup poll conducted in 1985 for American Health magazine found that nearly nine million Americans call themselves vegetarians. In addition, another 40 million adults are eating less meat and more plant foods than in the past. Similarly, a recent consumer study carried ... used to. The number of vegetarian restaurants is also increasing. The "Essential Guide" to vegetarian restaurants published by Vegetarian Times magazine in 1987 lists over 1000 entries; a 1978 edition listed only 350. Clearly, the American diet is changing. The growing mainstream status of vegetarianism is reflected in recent articles in popular magazines. For example, Newsweek, in 1986, referred to our healthier eating habits as "vegetarian chic," and Time, in 1988 ...
- 4720: AIDS History and Treatment
- ... the cure has not yet been found, a new sense of optimism has caused us to ask "when" instead of "if." Works Cited Bartlett, John G. MD. (1997, June 18). Infectious Diseases. Journal of the American Medical Association. 1865-1866. Beardsley, Tim. (1997, June 2). AIDS Moonshot? Scientific American Explorations. http://www.sciam.com/explorations/aids/060297beardsley.html. 1-4. Davis, Stephen. A Call to Arms. AIDSGate. http://www.geniusideas.com/aidsgate/. Gorman, Christine. (1996, July 8). A New Attack on AIDS. Time. 52 ...
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