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S4 Episode 4: How do religious views affect abortion policies in the US and South America?

In the fourth episode of season four, Dr Amy Adamczyk, Professor of Sociology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, part of City University of New York, and Dr Reynaldo Rivera and Dr Maria Sol Barbera, from the School of Communications at the Universidad Austral in Buenos Aries in Argentina, discuss their research on how different contexts and personal religious beliefs shape people’s health-related attitudes and behaviours, in particular medical interventions such as abortion and assisted conception, at the beginning of life.

(This episode was recorded in September 2024)

 

This podcast is 30 minutes and 49 seconds long.

The keywords associated with this episode are:

  • Sociology of Religion
  • Healthcare technologies
  • Medical Ethics
  • Media Studies
  • Science Policy

Amy Adamczyk’s new book Fetal Positions, is published by Oxford University Press. You can learn more about Amy’s, Reynaldo’s and Sol’s work via their INSBS Research Profiles.

Authors

  • Dr. Amy Adamczyk is Professor of Sociology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Programs of Doctoral Study in Sociology and Criminal Justice at The Graduate Center, City University of New York. Her research focuses on how different contexts (e.g. nations, counties, friendship groups), and personal religious beliefs shape people’s attitudes and behaviors. She has published over 40 articles in peer-reviewed journals, including in the American Sociological Review.

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  • Sol Barbera is a research assistant at the School of Communication in Universidad Austral, working on projects related to Science and Religion, as well as some initiatives about Education and educational resources. Her focus is mostly on social and digital media analysis.

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  • Reynaldo Rivera. PhD in Communication, University of Navarra, Spain. Msc in Sociology, University of La Sapienza, Italy. Full time professor in Universidad Austral (Argentina), Visiting Professor in University of Navarra and Secretary General of InterMedia Consulting (www.intermediaconsulting.org). Institutional affiliation: Universidad Austral.

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The keywords associated with this article are:

  • Abortion
  • Healthcare technologies
  • Latin America
  • Podcast
  • Science policy
  • Season 4
  • Sociology of religion
  • USA
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