World View and Abortion Beliefs
A Replication of Luker's Implicit Hypothesis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2274442 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel N Spicer (Hess (United States), corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 114-126 |
| Publication date | 1994-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Inquiry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0245 • E-ISSN: 1475-682X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1475-682x.1994.tb01093.x |
| OpenAlex | W2155517481 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 1 |
According to Kristin Luker, at the heart of an individual person's beliefs concerning abortion lies a cherished, taçit, and essentially coherent world view. While Luker used the in-depth interview as a way to explore this otherwise unexamined phenomenon, this study attempts to replicate and analyze her implied theory by using a statistical methodology. By drawing on several variables found in 1990 General Social Survey data, Luker's conception of world view is operationalized in the data through both a linear regression model and a factor analysis model and compared with respondents'views on abortion. Both models are found to support Luker's hypothesis, as a clear association between world view and abortion beliefs is established
Abortion · Epistemology · Operationalization · Phenomenon · Replicate · Replication (statistics) · Sociology · Statistics · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1998 - 2024 (27) |
| Highly cited | No |