{"product_id":"talk-about-sex-janice-irvine-9781439924228","title":"Talk about Sex: How Sex Ed Battles Helped Ignite the Right","description":"Praise for \u003ci\u003eTalk about Sex\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"Must reading for scholars, sexuality researchers, activists, and public policy and public health planners engaged in efforts to promote education on sex, sexually transmitted diseases, and HIV infection prevention for adolescents in schools.\"-JAMA \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eTalk about Sex\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich social history about the political transformations, cultural dynamics, and emotional rhetorical strategies that helped the right wing manufacture controversies on the local and national levels in the United States. Although the emergence of a politicized Christian Right is commonly dated at the mid-seventies, with the founding of groups like the Moral Majority, \u003ci\u003eTalk about Sex\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a powerful right-wing Christian presence in politics a full decade earlier. These activists used inflammatory sexual rhetoric-oftentimes deceptive and provocative-to capture the terms of public debate, galvanize voters, and reshape the culture according to their own vision. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This 20th Anniversary Edition includes a new preface and epilogue by the author that examines current controversies over public education on sexuality, gender, and race. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Demonstrating how the right wing draws on the cultural power of sexual shame and fear to build a political movement, \u003ci\u003eTalk about Sex \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the complex entanglements of sexual knowledge, politics, and discourses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Janice Irvine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439924228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439924228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Janice Irvine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44071117357311,"sku":"9781439924228","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_95b73911-f500-42a4-864e-969495264d11.jpg?v=1685434253","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/talk-about-sex-janice-irvine-9781439924228","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}