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When Sex Goes to School : Warring Views on Sex--And Sex Education--since the Sixties by Kristin Luker (2007, Perfect)

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PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.

ISBN-100393329968

ISBN-139780393329964

eBay Product ID (ePID)57281197

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Number of Pages384 Pages

Publication NameWhen Sex Goes to School : Warring Views on Sex--And Sex Education--Since the Sixties

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2007

SubjectHuman Sexuality (See Also Psychology / Human Sexuality), Sociology / General, Sexual Instruction, Teaching Methods & Materials / Health & Sexuality

TypeTextbook

AuthorKristin Luker

Subject AreaSocial Science, Education, Self-Help

FormatPerfect

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Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight16.9 Oz

Item Length0.8 in

Item Width0.6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2006-006728

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal613.9071

Edition DescriptionAnnotated edition

Synopsis"It is difficult to imagine a juicier subject, or a more thoughtful, fluent, trustworthy guide for its exploration."--San Francisco Chronicle, "It is difficult to imagine a juicier subject, or a more thoughtful, fluent, trustworthy guide for its exploration."--"San Francisco Chronicle" A chronicle of the two decades that noted sociologist Kristin Luker spent following parents in four America communities engaged in a passionate war of ideas and values, "When Sex Goes to School" explores a conflict with stakes that are deceptively simple and painfully personal. For these parents, the question of how their children should be taught about sex cuts far deeper than politics, religion, or even friendship. "The drama of this book comes from watching the exceptionally thoughtful Luker try to figure [sex education] out" (Judith Shulevitz, "New York Times Book Review"). In doing so, Luker also traces the origins of sex education from the turn-of-the-century hygienist movement to the marriage-obsessed 1950s and the sexual and gender upheavals of the 1960s. Her unexpected conclusions make it impossible to look at the intersections of the private and the political in the same way., Luker, a professor of sociology at the University of California-Berkeley and a professor at Boalt Law School, explores the ideas and values behind the fight over sex education through the lives of parents, its most passionate participants., There's a sexual revolution coming to a schoolroom near you, but it's not the one you remember. When Sex Goes to School explores the ideas and values behind the fight over sex education through the lives of parents, its most passionate participants. Distinguished sociologist Kristin Luker spent over twenty years talking to people in ordinary communities about sex and how, if at all, it should be taught. Luker argues that Americans are now deeply divided over sex, largely as a legacy of the 1960s. She traces sex education from its birth in 1913 to its more politicized modern incarnation, examining in detail the marriage-minded 1950s and the sexual and gender revolutions of the 1960s. She explores how our parents' sexual attitudes have influenced us and, in turn, how our sexual choices affect the way we teach our children about sex. Her conclusions are unexpected, and after reading this book it is impossible to look at the intersection of the intimate and the political in the same way., "The drama of this book comes from watching the exceptionally thoughtful Luker try to figure [sex education] out" (Judith Shulevitz, New York Times Book Review ). In doing so, Luker also traces the origins of sex education from the turn-of-the-century hygienist movement to the marriage-obsessed 1950s and the sexual and gender upheavals of the 1960s. Her unexpected conclusions make it impossible to look at the intersections of the private and the political in the same way., "The drama of this book comes from watching the exceptionally thoughtful Luker try to figure sex education] out" (Judith Shulevitz, New York Times Book Review ). In doing so, Luker also traces the origins of sex education from the turn-of-the-century hygienist movement to the marriage-obsessed 1950s and the sexual and gender upheavals of the 1960s. Her unexpected conclusions make it impossible to look at the intersections of the private and the political in the same way.