Bush Administration, Sex and the Moral Agenda

Informationen zum Autor Edward Ashbee is Head of Social Studies at Denstone College, Staffordshire Klappentext 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 George W. Bush's years in office and the character of his thinking. The book will prove invaluable for those taking social science courses as well as as well as anyone with a general interest in the Bush presidency. Zusammenfassung This book considers the White House's approach towards issues such as abortion! sex education! obscenity! and same-sex marriage. It not only offers an account of policy-making but assesses the role of the Christian right! evaluates the political significance of moral concerns! and throws new light on George W. Bush's years in office. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The rise of the moral agenda and American public opinion2. The politics of 'W-ism'3. Gay rights, same-sex marriage and AIDS 4. 'Pet your dog ..': sex education and contraception5. Obscenity and indecency 6. Building 'healthy' marriages7. Abortion and the 'culture of life'8. Conclusion: the politics of morality, the 2004 presidential election and the Bush legacy

Product details

• Authors: E. Ashbee, Edward Ashbee, Ashbee Edward
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2007
• EAN: 9780719072765
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-7276-5
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Politische Kontrolle, Propaganda und Freiheitsrechte, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, Political leaders & leadership, United States of America, USA, Political control and freedoms, Political Control & Freedoms, Political leaders and leadership