03509nam 2200781 a 450 991081283780332120230905210855.01-84779-642-71-78170-129-61-84779-203-0(CKB)2560000000085792(EBL)1069548(OCoLC)818847253(SSID)ssj0000747055(PQKBManifestationID)12326235(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000747055(PQKBWorkID)10704814(PQKB)11089416(StDuBDS)EDZ0000086809(OCoLC)957516116(MdBmJHUP)muse78019(OCoLC)1132222443(Au-PeEL)EBL1069548(CaPaEBR)ebr10623250(CaONFJC)MIL843742(MiAaPQ)EBC1069548(DE-B1597)658906(DE-B1597)9781847792037(EXLCZ)99256000000008579220121130d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Bush administration, sex and the moral agenda /Edward AshbeeManchester :Manchester University Press,2007.1 online resource (x, 254 pages)0-7190-7277-8 0-7190-7276-X Includes bibliographical references and index.9780719072765; 9780719072765; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction: the Bush administration,sex and the moral agenda; 1 The rise of the moral agenda and American public opinion; 2 The politics of 'W-ism'; 3 Gay rights, same-sex marriage and AIDS; 4 'Pet your dog . . .':sex education, abstinence and contraception; 5 Obscenity and indecency; 6 'Healthy marriage' and the family; 7 Abortion and the 'culture of life'; 8 Conclusion: the politics of morality,the 2004 presidential election and the Bush legacy; IndexThe 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 GeoPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Cultural PolicybisacshUnited StatesMoral conditionsUnited StatesPolitics and government2001-2009United StatesSocial policy1993-Bush administration.Bush presidency.Christian right.George W. Bush.abortion.middle-ground opinion.obscenity.policy making.same-sex marriage.sex education.POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Cultural Policy.306.0973320.973Ashbee Edward1699592MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812837803321The Bush administration, sex and the moral agenda4081969UNINA