The Bush administration, sex and the moral agenda

Download or read book The Bush administration, sex and the moral agenda written by Edward Ashbee and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2013-07-19 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.