Condom nation [[electronic resource] ] : the U.S. government's sex education campaign from World War I to the Internet / / Alexandra M. Lord

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910457041003321
• Autore: Lord Alexandra M
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010
• ISBN: 0-8018-9870-6
• Descrizione fisica: xi, 224 p. : ill
• Disciplina: 613.9071/073
• Soggetti: Sex instruction - United States - History; Contraception - United States - History; Sexually transmitted diseases - United States - Prevention; Medical policy - United States - History - 20th century; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: In bed with the Fed -- The people's war, 1918-1926 -- Battling the mad dog, 1927-1940 -- Lifting the shadow from the land, 1941-1945 -- A sense of false security, 1946-1959 -- Making love, not babies or diseases, 1960-1980 -- Telling it like it is, 1981-1988 -- Abstinence makes the heart grow fonder, 1989-2008.