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How did the Scottish government respond to sexual attitudes and behaviour in the period 1950 to 1980?In exploring the role of the state in the regulation of modern sexuality, historians have largely overlooked the policy-making process in Scotland. Davidson 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. How progressive were Scottish policy makers during this period of rapid social change? The book charts the ongoing struggle between progressive and moralistic agendas within sexual politics at both a national and local level. 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? Key WordsAbortion, censorship, contraception, family planning, government, homosexuality, homosexual law reform, morality, obscenity, policy-making, pornography, prostitution, Scottish, sex, sexuality, sex education, sexual health, sexual offences, sexual reproduction, sexually transmitted diseases, stateKey features* Adds an important Scottish perspective to the study of sexuality and policy-making in modern society. There are few resources for the student of Scotland's sexual history and its political and social context. * Provides a significant addition to the history of sexuality in 20th-century Britain* Makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the later 20th-century Scottish state, and especially the local state* Adds to our knowledge of the shaping of policy on key issues relating to sexual morality in modern society including abortion, censor
Contents
Tables; 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.
