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Family newspapers? : sex, private life, and the British popular press 1918-1978
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Family newspapers? : sex, private life, and the British popular press 1918-1978 / Adrian Bingham.
ISBN
9780199279586 (acid-free paper)
0199279586 (acid-free paper)
Published
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Physical Description
298 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 24, 2009
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-287) and index.
Contents
Introduction
Contexts: the media and British sexual culture
Informing and advising: sexual welfare
Surveying sexual attitudes and behaviour
Court reporting
Moral crusades: prostitution and homosexuality
Titillation: the evolution of the newspaper pin-up
Gossip and scandal: scrutinizing public figures
Conclusions.
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