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  • The Politics of the Pill: Gender, Framing, and Policymaking in the Battle over Birth Control

    The Politics of the Pill by VanSickle-Ward, Rachel; Wallsten, Kevin;

    Gender, Framing, and Policymaking in the Battle over Birth Control

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    Product details:

    • Publisher OUP USA
    • Date of Publication 6 December 2019

    • ISBN 9780190675349
    • Binding Hardback
    • No. of pages296 pages
    • Size 160x239x20 mm
    • Weight 550 g
    • Language English
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    Short description:

    In The Politics of the Pill, Rachel VanSickle-Ward and Kevin Wallsten tell the story of contemporary birth control policy and the role that women played in it. First, they chart the twists and turns of a fascinating, controversial and consequential policy debate. Second, they use their analysis of contraception politics as a vehicle for identifying more generally the position of women in the public sphere and the influence that gender exerts across policy-making and media venues.

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    Long description:

    The announcement of a Health and Human Services (HHS) rule requiring insurance providers to cover the costs of contraception as part of the Affordable Care Act sparked widespread political controversy. How did something that millions of American women use regularly become such a fraught political issue? In The Politics of the Pill, Rachel VanSickle-Ward and Kevin Wallsten explore how gender has shaped contemporary debates over contraception policy in the U.S. Within historical context, they examine the impact that women and perceptions of gender roles had on media coverage, public opinion, policy formation, and legal interpretations from the deliberation of the Affordable Care Act in 2009 to the more recent Supreme Court rulings in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. and Zubic v. Burwell. Their central argument is that representation matters: who had a voice significantly impacted policy attitudes, deliberation and outcomes. While women's participation in the debate over birth control was limited by a lack of gender parity across institutions, women nevertheless shaped policy making on birth control in myriad and interconnected ways. Combining detailed analyses of media coverage and legislative records with data from public opinion surveys, survey experiments, elite interviews, and congressional testimony, The Politics of the Pill tells a broader story of how gender matters in American politics.

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    Table of Contents:

    Chapter 1: Introduction
    Part I - Policy
    Chapter 2: The History of the Pill
    Chapter 3: Contraception Coverage Policy in the States
    Chapter 4: Contraception Coverage Policy in Congress
    Chapter 5: Contraception Coverage in the Courts
    Part II - Media and Public Opinion
    Chapter 6: Media Sourcing
    Chapter 7: Media Frames
    Chapter 8: Public Opinion
    Chapter 9: Experiment - Frames and Public Opinion
    Chapter 10: Conclusion
    Appendix A: Coding Terms for Frames in Legislative and Judicial Deliberation
    Appendix B: Amicus Briefs
    Appendix C - Sample Treatment Article for Authorship and Sourcing Experiment
    Appendix D - Sample Treatment Articles for Framing Experiment
    Appendix E - Mechanical Turk Sample Characteristics
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