Moral pressure groups and the process of value implementation : a case study of the abortion debate

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This thesis analyses the distinctive characteristics of moral pressure groups and evaluates their contribution to the process of value implementation. The abortion debate is examined as an example of a moral debate involving the participation of moral pressure groups. The emergence of a system where values become elaborated around moral issues is outlined. The analysis begins with a review of the current literatures that deal with moral pressure groups and moral issues. The review concludes that the concepts and theoretical frameworks used in the literatures are incapable of distinguishing moral pressure groups from other types of pressure groups, despite claims within the literatures that moral pressure groups are distinct Components of Talcott Parsons' theory are discussed and it is concluded that his theory offers the researcher specific advantages for studying processes of social transformation. His concepts are used as the basis for the development of a new framework suitable for

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