Encyclopedia of Birth Control

(Hardback)

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Edited by a noted scholar of health and sexuality, Encyclopedia of Birth Control is a complete report on the historical development and efficacy of contraceptive practices around the world, both past and present. * More than 100 A-Z entries written by scholars in bioethics, history, nursing, sexual medicine, and sociology * Descriptions of the positions of the major religions toward birth control * Country-by-country analysis of current contraceptive practices * Illustrations including contemporary and historical photographs, posters, advertisements, and art

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"Useful in academic and large public library collections." - Booklist

Author Bio

Vern L. Bullough is clinical professor of nursing at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, Distinguished Professor of history and sociology at the State University of New York, Albany, NY, and professor emeritus at California State University, Northridge, Northridge, CA.