Moral Panics, Sex Panics: Fear and the Fight Over Sexual Rights (Intersections: Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Genders and Sexualities Series): 8

by Gilbert Herdt (Editor), Gilbert Herdt (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  2009

  $39.86

  Focuses on case studies ranging from sex education to AIDS to race to illustrate how sexuality is at the heart of many political controversies. This book reveals 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.