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Material Type: | Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource |
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Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Janice M Irvine |
ISBN: | 0520235037 9780520235038 0520243293 9780520243293 |
OCLC Number: | 224613825 |
Description: | xi, 271 pages ; 21 cm |
Contents: | Redefining sex, 1964: a prologue -- Days of rage -- Born-again sexual politics -- The new sexual revolution -- Victims, villains, and neighbors -- Doing it with words -- The passions of culture wars -- The politics of aversion -- If asked, don't tell: a final comment -- Opponents of comprehensive sex education. |
Responsibility: | Janice M. Irvine. |
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Abstract:
Exploring the clash between professional sex education advocates on the one hand and the politicized Christian Right on the other, this title demonstrates the role that sexual speech plays in cultural politics. It examines a range of issues played out in living rooms and schools since the 1960s.
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"A remarkably acute work, with great insights for historians interested in post-1960s politics, issues of free speech, and the history of sexuality." - Helen Horowitz, Journal of American History"
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