State regulation of sexuality in New Zealand 1880-1925

This thesis examines the development of sex legislation in New Zealand between 1880 and 1925. It argues that legislative developments were largely shaped by patriarchal, feminist, social purity, secular and medical/scientific discourses. Chapter I examines the rise of the last four discourses and di...

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Main Author: Tulloch, Tracy Catherine
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. History 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/5653