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| Genre/Form: | History |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Gilbert H Herdt |
| ISBN: | 9780814737224 0814737226 9780814737231 0814737234 9780814737323 0814737323 |
| OCLC Number: | 276816861 |
| Awards: | Commended for Lambda Literary Awards (Anthologies) 2009 |
| Description: | x, 294 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction : moral panics, sexual rights, and cultural anger / Gilbert Herdt -- The religious right and the reshaping of sexual policy : reproductive rights and sexuality education during the Bush years / Diane di Mauro and Carole Joffe -- Black sexuality, indigenous moral panics, and respectability : from Bill Cosby to the down low / Cathy J. Cohen -- The "gay plague" revisited : AIDS and its enduring moral panic / Gary W. Dowsett -- Gay marriage : the panic and the right / Gilbert Herdt -- Postcolonial amnesia : sexual moral panics, memory, and imperial power / Saskia Eleonora Wieringa -- Transient feelings : sex panics and the politics of emotions / Janice M. Irvine. |
| Series Title: | Intersections (New York, N.Y.) |
| Responsibility: | edited by Gilbert Herdt. |
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"The authors here provide thorough accounts of contemporary social and sexual issues that dominate social consciousness, media and politics . . . the book offers a modern synopsis of how sex and sexuality continue to be embedded in political, educational and social debates."-Lindsay Sprague,Social Anthropology "Abortion, AIDS, non marital sex, homosexuality, pornography, contraception, sexual rights, and the rest have posed persistent threats and challenges across the world for some time. `Sex' stands as a major political and moral symbol that marks boundaries and shapes change in cultures.Here an outstanding group of social scientists give a firm focus to the culture wars and moral panics that split cultures and speak to persistent and deep divides round the world. The essays in this timely volume provide critical insights to the battle lines that must be overcome for a new world to flourish." -Ken Plummer,author of Intimate Citizenship: Private Decisions and Public Dialogues "Nowadays panic seems to be everywhere-from homeland security to economic crisis-yet sexual topics seem to prompt the most extreme episodes of fear, loathing, indignation, and overreaction. How do sex panics unfold? How can defenders of sexual rights respond effectively? In this state-of-the-art volume, noted scholars of sexuality take a big step forward in addressing these questions while zooming in on crucial topics such as reproductive rights, sex education, AIDS, same-sex marriage, and the politics of race and empire." -Steven Epstein,author of Impure Science: AIDS, Activism, and the Politics of Knowledge "This is a very important book. If you want to understand the state of sexuality politics in this country-and have a hope of reversing moral panics and public lies-you need to read this book!" -Pepper Schwartz,author of Prime: Adventures and Advice about Sex, Love and the Sensual Years "Individuals and activist groups committed to the progressive struggle for cultural and sexual freedoms will find smart analysis and crucial advice in a timely academic call to arms." -Gay and Lesbian Times "In this six-essay collection, with an astute introduction from editor Herdt, social scientists and scholars of sexuality dissect where such loathing for personal freedoms originates, how maniacally it is deployed and whether there is an effective response to the fomented onslaught of anti-woman, anti-gay and anti-sexual moral Puritanism." -Pittsburgh's Out "Moral Panics, Sex Panics is a valuable interdisciplinary contribution to emotion, media, and gender studies."-H-Net Reviews "Smart analysis and crucial advice in a timely academic call to arms." -Between the Lines Read more...
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- Gay rights -- United States -- History.
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