| Description |
1 online resource (220 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction moral authoritarianism and official and quasi-official discourses of sex; Part 1 Deconstructing official discourse of sexual violence; 2 Destructive sex: sexual autonomy, victimhood and the 'problem of men'; 3 Threatening sex: protection, communities and childhood; 4 Commercial sex: consent, coercion and exploitation; Part 2 Deonstructing quasi-official discourse of sexual infractions; 5 Nuisance sex: harassment, collusion and decency; 6 Professional sex: ethics, trust and moral guardianship |
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7 Transgressive and digital sex: margins, edges and limitless victims8 Conclusion: victims, perpetrators and the new sexual enterprise; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
This book is about the surprisingly neglected area of the regulation of sex. It describes and discusses the ways in which various sexual activities are controlled, regulated and made illegal and/or deviant and illicit. Its primary focus is upon the multiple and complex social controls (laws, statutory regulations, professional/occupational codes, normative frameworks) constructing, constituting and shaping how we 'do' sex, and deals with sex that is both illicit (deviant, illegal) and illegal (criminal, offending). The book challenges the idea that early twenty-first century Britain is increas |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-206) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Sex crimes -- Great Britain
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Sex and law -- Great Britain
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Sex -- Social aspects -- Great Britain
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Sex and law
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Sex crimes
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Sex -- Social aspects
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Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Oerton, Sarah
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| LC no. |
2005282664 |
| ISBN |
9781843926245 |
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1843926245 |
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1134015755 |
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9781134015757 |
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1282090135 |
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9781282090132 |
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9786612090134 |
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6612090138 |
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