

@mastersthesis {6206,
	title = {Tending to deviance: {Sexuality} and public policy in urban {Virginia}, {Richmond} and {Norfolk}, 1920-1950},
	year = {1999},
	note = {9931615},
	school = {The Ohio State University},
	type = {phdPh.{D}.},
	address = {Ann Arbor},
	abstract = {This work argues that critical changes in Virginia{\textquoteright}s government in the mid-twentieth century can be better understood by examining sex-related public policy measures. Between 1920 and 1950 Virginia{\textquoteright}s policymakers focused increasing attention on the sexual behavior of citizens. State and local leaders identified sexual behaviors that seemed to have a negative impact on the state and inaugurated policies to control these behaviors or mitigate their purportedly harmful consequences. A campaign against venereal disease in the 1930s and anti-prostitution efforts during the second World War form the core of this study. However, this dissertation also considers statewide practices of sterilizing "defective" individuals, laws against interracial marriage, debates over the appropriate treatment of "sexual psychopaths," and movie censorship. Focusing on Virginia{\textquoteright}s two biggest cities, Norfolk and Richmond, provokes comparisons in policy between the two cities and underscores the conflicting objectives of federal, state and municipal governments. The second World War had a tremendous impact on Norfolk and the failure of public officials to preserve public order and social hygiene there led to the city being labeled "America{\textquoteright}s Worst War Town." The construction of public policies directed at sexual behavior illustrates key characteristics of the state in Virginia, particularly the ways the drive for economic growth, the emphasis on limited taxes and governmental expenditures, and the narrow distribution of political, social, and economic power shaped the form governance in Virginia took.},
	keywords = {0337:American history, 0617:Public administration, American history, Deviance, Norfolk, Public administration, Public policy, Richmond, Sexuality, Social sciences, Virginia},
	url = {http://search.proquest.com/docview/304515647?accountid=14270},
	author = {Holloway, Philippa Elizabeth}
}
