1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458944403321

Autore

Lancaster Roger N

Titolo

Sex Panic and the Punitive State [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London, : University of California Press, 2011

ISBN

1-283-27748-4

9786613277480

0-520-94821-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (322 p.)

Disciplina

306.70973/09045

364.1530973

Soggetti

Fear - Political aspects - United States

Fear --Political aspects --United States

Sex - United States

Sex -- United States

Sex crimes - Press coverage - Political aspects - United States

Sex crimes --Press coverage --Political aspects --United States

Sex customs - United States

Sex customs -- United States

Sexual ethics - United States

Sexual ethics -- United States

United States - Social conditions - 20th century

United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century

Sex - Political aspects - United States

Sexual ethics - Political aspects - Press coverage - United States

Fear - United States

Sex crimes - United States

Gender & Ethnic Studies

Social Sciences

Gender Studies & Sexuality

Electronic books.

United States Social conditions 20th century

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

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Fear Eats the Soul; PART ONE. SEX PANIC; 1. Panic: A Guide to the Uses of Fear; 2. Innocents at Home: How Sex Panics Reshaped American Culture; 3. To Catch a Predator: New Monsters, Imagined Risks, and the Erosion of Legal Norms; 4. The Magical Power of the Accusation: How I Became a Sex Criminal and Other True Stories; PART TWO. THE PUNITIVE STATE; 5. Zero Tolerance: Crime and Punishment in the Punitive State; 6. Innocents Abroad: Taboo and Terror in the Global War; 7. Constructing Victimization: How Americans Learned to Love Trauma

8. The Victimology Trap: Capitalism, Liberalism, and GrievanceConclusion: Whither the Punitive State?; Appendix 1: Race, Incarceration, and Notification; Appendix 2: Notes on Method; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

One evening, while watching the news, Roger N. Lancaster was startled by a report that a friend, a gay male school teacher, had been arrested for a sexually based crime. The resulting hysteria threatened to ruin the life of an innocent man. In this passionate and provocative book, Lancaster blends astute analysis, robust polemic, ethnography, and personal narrative to delve into the complicated relationship between sexuality and punishment in our society. Drawing on classical social science, critical legal studies, and queer theory, he tracks the rise of a modern suburban culture of fear and d



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910792986703321

Autore

Tingle Laura

Titolo

In search of good government : great expectations & political amnesia / / Laura Tingle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Victoria, Australia : , : Black Inc., , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-925435-63-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (121 pages)

Disciplina

306.20994

Soggetti

Political culture - Australia

Australia Politics and government

Australia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

With the politics of rage and resentment dominating many Western nations, including Australia, Laura Tingle's calm, perceptive analysis is more relevant than ever. What has happened to good government? Can Malcolm Turnbull apply the lessons of the past to put things right? When leaders surf the wave of discontentment all the way to power, how do they deal with our great expectations? In her crisp, profound and witty essays, Laura Tingle seeks answers to these questions. In Political Amnesia, she ranges from ancient Rome to the demoralised state of the once-great Australian public service, from the jingoism of the past to the tabloid scandals of the internet age. In Great Expectations, Tingle shows how since the deregulation era of the 1980s, governments can do less, but we wish they could do more, leading to anger, frustration and disengagement. In Search of Good Government also contains a major new essay that analyses recent events under Turnbull's leadership and brings the story up to date.