{"product_id":"the-sexual-state-9780748645602","title":"The Sexual State","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis important book fills a gap in the study of modern Scottish, and British, Society, providing as it does a vital perspective on Scotland''s sexual history and its political and social context. It is unique in exploring the period from 1950 to 1980, covering the immediate post-war and Scotland''s sexual ''coming-of-age''. It charts a steady political growth from a deeply moralistic policy framework towards a less judgmental, global and scientific context.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavidson and Davis lead us through the Scottish sexual landscape leading up to the global crisis of HIV\/AIDS, analysing post-war state policy towards issues such as abortion, family planning, homosexuality, pornography, prostitution, sex education and sexual heath. Policy-makers, social historians, teachers and students alike will find this an invaluable resource on the study of sexuality and policy-making in modern society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; PART I SEXUAL OFFENCES; Chapter 2 Female Prostitution; Chapter 3 Homosexual Law Reform, 1950-67; Chapter 4 Homosexual Law Reform, 1967-80; PART II REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES; Chapter 5 Abortion; Chapter 6 Family Planning; PART III DISEASE AND ENLIGHTENMENT; Chapter 7 Sexual Health; Chapter 8 School Sex Education; PART IV SEX AND CENSORSHIP; Chapter 9 Moral Censorship and the State in the 1950s; Chapter 10 Sex, Censorship and Scottish Governance in the 1960s; Chapter 11 Policing Pornography and Obscenity in the 1970s; Chapter 12 Conclusion; Sources and Select Bibliography; Index.","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404499460439,"sku":"9780748645602","price":85.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780748645602.jpg?v=1730486650","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-sexual-state-9780748645602","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}