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.

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

Self-Help

Luker, Kristin

W.W.Norton

"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.

When Sex Goes to School: Warring Views on Sex--and Sex Education--Since the Sixties

W.W.Norton&Company

A study of the contraceptive practices of a large sample of clients in a California abortion clinic challenges common assumptions about the social and psychological trauma associated with abortion as a means of birth control

Taking chances: Abortion and the decision not to contracept

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

University of California Press

Taking Chances: Abortion and the Decision Not Contracept

Traces the history of the debate concerning the morality of abortion and discusses the social worlds of activists on both sides of the issue

Abortion and the Politics of Motherhood

Univ. Of California Pr.

In this important study of the abortion controversy in the United States, Kristin Luker examines the issues, people, and beliefs on both sides of the abortion conflict. She draws data from twenty years of public documents and newspaper accounts, as well as over two hundred interviews with both pro-life and pro-choice activists. She argues that moral positions on abortion are intimately tied to views on sexual behavior, the care of children, family life, technology, and the importance of the individual.

Abortion & the Politics of Motherhood

History

Americas

Since the first publication of Abortion and the Politics of Motherhood in 1985, the politics of abortion have only become more fraught. With updates throughout, this important study examines the issues, people, and beliefs on both sides of the abortion conflict. Drawing on data from decades of public documents and newspaper accounts, as well as hundreds of interviews with both pro-life and pro-choice activists, author Kristin Luker argues that moral positions on abortion are intimately tied to views on sexual behavior, the care of children, family life, technology, and the importance of the individual.

Abortion and the Politics of Motherhood (California Series on Social Choice and Political Economy)

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1975.

Taking Chances: Abortion and the Decision Not to Contracept (Uc Press Voices Revived)

“You might think that dancing doesn’t have a lot to do with social research, and doing social research is probably why you picked this book up in the first place. But trust me. Salsa dancing is a practice as well as a metaphor for a kind of research that will make your life easier and better.” 
 Savvy, witty, and sensible, this unique book is both a handbook for defining and completing a research project, and an astute introduction to the neglected history and changeable philosophy of modern social science. In this volume, Kristin Luker guides novice researchers in: 
<ul>
<li>knowing the difference between an area of interest and a research topic</li> <li>defining the relevant parts of a potentially infinite research literature</li> <li>mastering sampling, operationalization, and generalization</li> <li>understanding which research methods best answer your questions</li> <li>beating writer’s block</li> </ul>
 Most important, she shows how friendships, nonacademic interests, and even salsa dancing can make for a better researcher. 
 “You know about setting the kitchen timer and writing for only an hour, or only 15 minutes if you are feeling particularly anxious. I wrote a fairly large part of this book feeling exactly like that. If I can write an entire book 15 minutes at a time, so can you.”

Salsa Dancing into the Social Sciences: Research in an Age of Info-glut

Harvard University Press

“You might think that dancing doesn’t have a lot to do with social research, and doing social research is probably why you picked this book up in the first place. But trust me. Salsa dancing is a practice as well as a metaphor for a kind of research that will make your life easier and better.”
Savvy, witty, and sensible, this unique book is both a handbook for defining and completing a research project, and an astute introduction to the neglected history and changeable philosophy of modern social science. In this volume, Kristin Luker guides novice researchers in: knowing the difference between an area of interest and a research topic; defining the relevant parts of a potentially infinite research literature; mastering sampling, operationalization, and generalization; understanding which research methods best answer your questions; beating writer’s block.
Most important, she shows how friendships, non-academic interests, and even salsa dancing can make for a better researcher.
“You know about setting the kitchen timer and writing for only an hour, or only 15 minutes if you are feeling particularly anxious. I wrote a fairly large part of this book feeling exactly like that. If I can write an entire book 15 minutes at a time, so can you.”

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

When Sex Goes to School: Warring Views on Sex--and Sex Education--Since the Sixties

Taking chances: Abortion and the decision not to contracept

Taking Chances: Abortion and the Decision Not Contracept

Abortion and the Politics of Motherhood

Abortion & the Politics of Motherhood

Abortion and the Politics of Motherhood (California Series on Social Choice and Political Economy)

Taking Chances: Abortion and the Decision Not to Contracept (Uc Press Voices Revived)

Salsa Dancing into the Social Sciences: Research in an Age of Info-glut

Salsa Dancing into the Social Sciences: Research in an Age of Info-glut