Moral Panics, Sex Panics - Fear and the Fight Over Sexual Rights

Unwed teen mothers, abortion, masturbation, pornography, gay marriage, sex trafficking, homosexuality, and HIV are just a few in a long line of issues that have erupted into panics. These sexual panics spark moral crusades and campaigns, defining and shap

List of contents

Acknowledgments
1. Introduction: Moral Panics, Sexual Rights, and Cultural Anger / Gilbert Herdt; 2. The Religious Right and the Reshaping of Sexuality: Reproductive Rights and Sexuality Education During the Bush Years / Diane DiMauro & Carole Joffe; 3. B

About the author

San Francisco State University

Summary

Focuses on case studies ranging from sex education to AIDS to race to illustrate how sexuality is at the heart of many political controversies. This book reveals how moral and sexual panics have become a mainstay of certain kinds of conservative efforts to win elections and gain power in moral, social, and political arenas.

Product details

• Assisted by: Gilbert Herdt (Editor)
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2009
• EAN: 9780814737231
• ISBN: 978-0-8147-3723-1
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 151 mm x 231 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 424 g
• Series: Intersections; Intersections: Transdisciplina; Intersections: Transdisciplina
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sexualität, Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, PSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays