LEADER 03509nam 2200781 a 450 001 9910812837803321 005 20230905210855.0 010 $a1-84779-642-7 010 $a1-78170-129-6 010 $a1-84779-203-0 035 $a(CKB)2560000000085792 035 $a(EBL)1069548 035 $a(OCoLC)818847253 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000747055 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12326235 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000747055 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10704814 035 $a(PQKB)11089416 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000086809 035 $a(OCoLC)957516116 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse78019 035 $a(OCoLC)1132222443 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1069548 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10623250 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL843742 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1069548 035 $a(DE-B1597)658906 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781847792037 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000085792 100 $a20121130d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Bush administration, sex and the moral agenda /$fEdward Ashbee 210 1$aManchester :$cManchester University Press,$d2007. 215 $a1 online resource (x, 254 pages) 311 0 $a0-7190-7277-8 311 0 $a0-7190-7276-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a9780719072765; 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; Index 330 $aThe 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 Geo 606 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Cultural Policy$2bisacsh 607 $aUnited States$xMoral conditions 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y2001-2009 607 $aUnited States$xSocial policy$y1993- 610 $aBush administration. 610 $aBush presidency. 610 $aChristian right. 610 $aGeorge W. Bush. 610 $aabortion. 610 $amiddle-ground opinion. 610 $aobscenity. 610 $apolicy making. 610 $asame-sex marriage. 610 $asex education. 615 7$aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Cultural Policy. 676 $a306.0973 676 $a320.973 700 $aAshbee$b Edward$01699592 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812837803321 996 $aThe Bush administration, sex and the moral agenda$94081969 997 $aUNINA