fear and the fight over sexual rights
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Herdt, Gilbert > [ed]
- Contributor
- Irvine, Janice M.
- Publish Year
- 2009
- Shelfmark
- WER 3 2009
- Thesaurus
- seksualiteit, homoseksualiteit, seksuele rechten, reproductieve rechten, politieke stromingen, zwarte vrouwen, aids, homohuwelijken, postkolonialisme, Indonesië, bundel
- Description
- Abortion, pornography, gay marriage, homosexuality, and HIV are a few in a long line of issues that have erupted into panics. These sexual panics spark moral crusades and campaigns, defining how we think about sexual and reproductive rights. The essays in this book focus on case studies ranging from sex education to AIDS to race and the 'down low,' to illustrate how sexuality is at the heart of many political controversies. The contributors also reveal how moral and sexual panics have become a mainstay of certain kinds of conservative efforts to win elections and gain power in moral, social, and political arenas. The authors provide new insights into the role that key moral panics have played in social processes, arguing against the political abuse of sex panics and for the need to defend full sexual and reproductive rights.