Sexuality, politics, and social control in Virginia, 1920-1945 / Pippa Holloway.

Author/creator Holloway, Pippa
Format Book
Publication InfoChapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, ©2006.
Descriptionxi, 258 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Sex customs--Virginia. --History.
African Americans--Virginia. --Sexual behavior.
African Americans--Virginia. --Social conditions.
Sexually transmitted diseases--Law and legislation. --Virginia. --History. --20th century.
Working class women--Virginia. --Sexual behavior. --History. --20th century.
Elite (Social sciences)--Virginia. --History.
Virginia--Race relations. --History. --20th century.
Virginia--Politics and government. --1865-1950.

Contents A decade of new legislation -- Disciplining sexual behavior -- Diagnosis and treatment : venereal disease as a social problem -- Conflict, dissent, and venereal disease control -- Birth control and social progress -- The Second World War in Richmond : protecting social hygiene -- The Second World War in Norfolk : struggling for control -- Epilogue.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 237-250) and index.
LCCN 2006014101
ISBN0807830518 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0807857645 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780807830512
ISBN9780807857649