The Bush administration, sex and the moral agenda / Edward Ashbee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ashbee, Edward.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-.

Bush, George W.

United States--Moral conditions.

United States.

Moral conditions.

United States--Social policy--1993-.

Social policy.

United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

x, 254 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, [2007]

Summary:

The 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 George W. Bush's years in office and the character of his thinking.

Contents:

Introduction: the Bush administration, sex and the moral agenda 1

1 The rise of the moral agenda and American public opinion 13

2 The politics of 'W-ism' 47

3 Gay rights, same-sex marriage and AIDS 74

4 'Pet your dog...': sex education, abstinence and contraception 102

5 Obscenity and indecency 137

6 'Healthy marriage' and the family 176

7 Abortion and the 'culture of life' 193

8 Conclusion: the politics of morality, the 2004 presidential election and the Bush legacy 233.

ISBN:

9780719072765

071907276X

0719072778

9780719072772

OCLC:

71541711