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Abortion stigma, class and embodiment in neoliberal England
1Department of Sociology, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.
Culture, Health & Sexuality
|February 29, 2020
Summary
Abortion stigma is shaped by social class and the body. Middle-class women navigate stigma through self-control, influencing their abortion experiences and narratives.
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Gender Studies
- Medical Sociology
Background:
- Abortion stigma influences women's experiences, narratives, and decision-making.
- Stigma can create negative experiences or a desire for concealment surrounding abortion.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore how abortion stigma is both classed and embodied.
- To examine the role of social class in shaping abortion stigma experiences and narratives.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative analysis of life stories from 15 middle-class women in England.
- Focus on experiences during 'neoliberal times'.
Main Results:
- Middle-class women utilized discursive resources linked to their class to articulate abortion stories.
- Abortion stigma is 'made through marking' on the body, highlighting embodied aspects.
- Abortion stigma functions as a regulatory 'technology of the self'.
Conclusions:
- Social class significantly shapes the articulation and experience of abortion stigma.
- Embodied aspects of abortion stigma are under-theorised and linked to bodily markers.
- Middle-class self-control practices enable abortion stigma as a regulatory mechanism.
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