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The Sexual State: Sexuality and Scottish Governance 1950-80
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| 'Rich and original . . . this is a major contribution to Scottish history. It also provides indispensable insights into the complexities of British and European sexual history.' Jeffrey Weeks, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, London South Bank University How did Scottish governance respond to sexual issues in the period 1950 to 1980, when British society witnessed a revolution in sexual attitudes and behaviour? In exploring the role of the state in the regulation of modern sexuality, historians have largely overlooked the policy-making process in Scotland. Roger Davidson and Gayle 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 health. How progressive were Scottish policy makers during this period of rapid social change? The book examines to what extent the policy mindset shifted from a moral and legalistic approach to one that was more permissive. How far did the puritanical elements of Scottish Presbyterianism continue to inhibit policy and to what degree did policy makers empower a broader range of sexual behaviours and moderate the traditional surveillance and censure of female sexuality? Finally, in what respects did Scotland's national identity affect the engagement of the Scottish state with sexual issues? Roger Davidson is Emeritus Professor of Social History at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of Dangerous Liaisons: A Social History of Venereal Disease in Twentieth-Century Scotland (2000), and co-editor of Sex, Sin and Suffering: Venereal Disease and European Society since 1870 (2001) and Shaping Sexual Knowledge: A Cultural History of Sex Education in Twentieth-Century Europe (2009). Gayle Davis is Wellcome Lecturer in the History of Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. She has published on the social history of medicine and sexuality, including 'The Cruel Madness of Love' Sex, Syphilis and Psychiatry in Scotland, 1880-1930 (2008). Jacket images: The High Court of Justiciary and Court of Session in Edinburgh, c. 1950 (c) Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Licensor www.scran.ac.uk. Women's right to choose march in Princes Street, Edinburgh, 1971 (c) The Scotsman Publications Ltd. Licensor www.scran.ac.uk. Jacket design: www.hayesdesign.co.uk |
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