"Raising sexually pure kids" : : sexual abstinence, conservative Christians and American politics /

"Raising sexually pure kids" : : sexual abstinence, conservative Christians and American politics / / Claire Greslé-Favier.

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 is...

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Superior document:At the interface/probing the boundaries ; v. 59
:
Greslé-Favier, Claire.
Place / Publishing House:Amsterdam ;, New York, NY : : Rodopi,, 2009.
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
Series:At the Interface / Probing the Boundaries 59.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxvii, 276 pages).
Notes:Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Table of 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.

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