"Raising Sexually Pure Kids"

Sexual Abstinence, Conservative Christians and American Politics
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-90-420-2678-0
Verlag: Brill | Rodopi

Buch, Englisch, Band 59, 276 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 635 g

Reihe: At the Interface / Probing the Boundaries

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.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Konservativismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein Christentum und Gesellschaft, Kirche und Politik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Introduction
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