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. The book will prove invaluable for those taking social science courses as well as as well as anyone with a general interest in the Bush presidency.
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This book considers the White House's approach towards issues such as abortion, sex education, obscenity, and same-sex marriage. It not only offers an account of policy-making but assesses the role of the Christian right, evaluates the political significance of moral concerns, and throws new light on George W. Bush's years in office.
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1. The rise of the moral agenda and American public opinion2. The politics of ‘W-ism’3. Gay rights, same-sex marriage and AIDS 4. ‘Pet your dog ..’: sex education and contraception5. Obscenity and indecency 6. Building ‘healthy’ marriages7. Abortion and the ‘culture of life’8. Conclusion: the politics of morality, the 2004 presidential election and the Bush legacy
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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. The book will prove invaluable for those taking social science courses as well as as well as anyone with a general interest in the Bush presidency.
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ISBN
9780719072765
Publisert
2007-03-31
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Manchester University Press
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234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, G, 05, 06, 01
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Engelsk
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