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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452990003321

Autore

Hayes Sharon

Titolo

Sex, crime and morality / / Sharon Hayes and Belinda Carpenter with Angela Dwyer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-280-87308-6

9786613714398

1-136-57597-9

1-136-57596-0

0-203-15373-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (145 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CarpenterBelinda J. <1963->

DwyerAngela

Disciplina

364.15/3

Soggetti

Sex crimes - Moral and ethical aspects

Ethics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Sex, Crime and Morality; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; Part 1; 2. Out of time: the moral temporality of sex and taboo; 3. Incest; 4. Pornography; Part 2; 5. Out of place: the moral geography of sex and deviance; 6. Sex offending; 7. Sexuality; Part 3; 8. Out of context: the moral economy of sex and harm; 9. Sexual commerce; 10. Sex trafficking; 11. Conclusion; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 to