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Autore |
Davidson Roger <1942-> |
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Titolo |
The sexual state [[electronic resource] ] : sexuality and Scottish governance, 1950-80 / / Roger Davidson and Gayle Davis |
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Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (337 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sex and law - Scotland - History - 20th century |
Sex - Government policy - Scotland - History - 20th century |
Scotland Social conditions 20th century |
Scotland Social life and customs 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p.[303]-316) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 INTRODUCTION; PART I SEXUAL OFFENCES; 2 FEMALE PROSTITUTION; 3 HOMOSEXUAL LAW REFORM, 1950-67; 4 HOMOSEXUAL LAW REFORM, 1967-80; PART II REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES; 5 ABORTION; 6 FAMILY PLANNING; PART III DISEASE AND ENLIGHTENMENT; 7 SEXUAL HEALTH; 8 SCHOOL SEX EDUCATION; PART IV SEX AND CENSORSHIP; 9 MORAL CENSORSHIP AND THE STATE IN THE 1950s; 10 SEX, CENSORSHIP AND SCOTTISH GOVERNANCE IN THE 1960s; 11 POLICING PORNOGRAPHY AND OBSCENITY IN THE 1970s; 12 CONCLUSION; SOURCES AND SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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How did the Scottish government respond to sexual attitudes and behaviour in the period 1950 to 1980?In exploring the role of the state in the regulation of modern sexuality, historians have largely overlooked the policy-making process in Scotland. Davidson and Davis lead us through the Scottish sexual landscape leading up to the global crisis of HIV/AIDS, analysing post-war state policy towards issues such as abortion, family planning, homosexuality, pornography, prostitution, sex education and sexual heath. How progressive were Scottish policy makers during this period of rapid social change |
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