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"Raising sexually pure kids" : sexual abstinence, conservative Christians and American politics / Claire Greslé-Favier.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Greslé-Favier, Claire.
- Series:
- At the Interface / Probing the Boundaries 59.
- At the interface/probing the boundaries ; v. 59
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sexual abstinence--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Sexual abstinence.
- Sexual abstinence--Political aspects--United States.
- Sex instruction--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Sex instruction.
- Sex instruction--Political aspects--United States.
- Christian conservatism--United States.
- Christian conservatism.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxvii, 276 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam ; New York, NY : Rodopi, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Raising Sexually Pure Kids: Sexual Abstinence, Conservative Christians and American Politics analyzes pro-abstinence discourses issued by the conservative Christian community and the G.W. Bush administration, to underline that abstinence is not a peripheral matter, but is a cultural and political issue of great significance in US society, especially in the past decade. This book seeks to bring to light how pro-abstinence discourses coalesce most of the core agendas of conservative Christians – like creationism, parental rights or the culture war - and enabled them and the Bush administration, to on the one hand, preserve traditional hierarchies and on the other hand, maintain the sense of threat necessary to the protection of the status quo and to the enduring commitment of the conservative Christian constituency.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Pro-“Sexual Abstinence Before Marriage” Discourses in US History
- “Religious” Pro-Abstinence Discourses: The LaHayes
- “Medical” Pro-Abstinence Discourses: Meg Meeker
- “Political” Pro-Abstinence Discourses: The Heritage Foundation and Rebecca Hagelin
- “Governmental” Pro-Abstinence Discourses: The G. W. Bush Administration
- Abstinence and Creationism
- Abstinence, Faith and Religious Authority
- Abstinence and the Traditional Family Cell
- Abstinence and Parental Rights
- Abstinence and Welfare
- Abstinence and the “Culture War”
- The Different Functions of Pro-Abstinence Discourses
- A Common Goal: Reinforcing Traditional Hierarchies
- Conclusion
- Bibliography.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-276).
- ISBN:
- 90-420-2679-0
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789042026797 DOI
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