Umfang:
Online-Ressource (265 p)
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780719072765
Inhalt:
The Bush Administration, sex and the moral agenda considers White House policy towards issues such as abortion, sex education, obscenity and same-sex marriage. The book suggests that although accounts have often emphasised the ties between George W. Bush and the Christian right, the administration's strategy was, at least until early 2005, also directed towards the courting of middle ground opinion. This study offers a detailed and comprehensive survey of policy-making; assesses the political significance of moral concerns; evaluates the role of the Christian right, and throws new light on Geo
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Description based upon print version of record
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9780719072765; 9780719072765; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction: the Bush administration,sex and the moral agenda; 1 The rise of the moral agenda and American public opinion; 2 The politics of 'W-ism'; 3 Gay rights, same-sex marriage and AIDS; 4 'Pet your dog . . .':sex education, abstinence and contraception; 5 Obscenity and indecency; 6 'Healthy marriage' and the family; 7 Abortion and the 'culture of life'; 8 Conclusion: the politics of morality,the 2004 presidential election and the Bush legacy; Index;
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781847792037
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780719072765
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Bush administration, sex and the moral agenda
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Electronic books
