Sex, crime and morality


Autoria(s): Hayes, Sharon L.; Carpenter, Belinda J.; Dwyer, Angela E.
Data(s)

02/12/2011

Resumo

Over the last few decades, there has been a marked increase in media and debate surrounding a specific group of offences in modern Democratic nations which bear the brunt of the label ‘crimes against morality’. Included within this group are offences related to prostitution and pornography, homosexuality and incest and child sexual abuse. This book examines the nexus between sex, crime and morality from a theoretical perspective. This is the first academic text to offer an examination and analysis of the philosophical underpinnings of sex-related crimes and social attitudes towards them and the historical, anthropological and moral reasons for differentiating these crimes in contemporary western culture. The book is divided into three sections corresponding to three theoretical frameworks: Part 1 examines the moral temporality of sex and taboo as a foundation for legislation governing sex crimes Part 2 focuses on the geography of sex and deviance, specifically notions of public morality and the public private divide Part 3 examines the moral economy of sex and harm, including the social construction of harm. Sex, Crime and Morality will be key reading for students of criminology, criminal justice, gender studies and ethics, and will also be of interest to justice professionals.

Formato

application/pdf

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/41897/

Publicador

Routledge/Willan

Relação

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/41897/2/41897A.pdf

http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781843928157/

Hayes, Sharon L., Carpenter, Belinda J., & Dwyer, Angela E. (2011) Sex, crime and morality. In Sex, crime and morality. Routledge/Willan, Oxford, U.K. (In Press)

Direitos

Copyright 2011 Routledge/Willan

Fonte

Faculty of Law; School of Justice

Palavras-Chave #160200 CRIMINOLOGY #crimes against morality #prostitution, pornography, homosexuality, incest, child sexual abuse #morality #criminology, criminal justice, gender studies, ethics
Tipo

Book Chapter