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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815037303321

Titolo

Contemporary perspectives on legal regulation of sexual behavior [[electronic resource] ] : psycholegal research and analysis / / Monica K. Miller, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Nova Science, c2009

ISBN

1-60876-779-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (188 p.)

Collana

Laws and legislation series

Altri autori (Persone)

MillerMonica K

Disciplina

345.73/0253

Soggetti

Sex and law - United States

Sex customs - United States

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

""Contemporary Perspectives on Legal Regulation of Sexual Behavior: Psycho-legal Research and Analysis""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Part I: Original Research Articles""; ""A Study of Predictors of Legislative Support of the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act""; ""Abstract""; ""A Brief History of Abortion Laws""; ""History of the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act""; ""Minor Abortion Regulations""; ""Factors that Influence Legislators' Votes""; ""Tests of Hypotheses""; ""Discussion""; ""Conclusions""; ""References""

""Obscenity is a Four Letter World. Or is it? An Exploratory Investigation into Community Standards of Obscenity""""Abstract""; ""Legal Debate Regarding Community Standards of Obscenity""; ""Research Regarding Community Standards of Obscenity""; ""Pluralistic Ignorance""; ""Study Overview""; ""Hypotheses""; ""Method""; ""Results""; ""Discussion""; ""Conclusions""; ""References""; ""A Content Analysis of Media Portrayals of Rape: Rape Myth Acceptance, Just World Beliefs, and Victim Blame""; ""Abstract""; ""Media Effects on the Public and Jurors""; ""Overview of Study""

""Conclusion and Recommendations""""References""; ""Recent judicial rulings in voluntary underage sex cases: Analysis of legal case studies and policy implications""; ""Abstract""; ""Method""; ""Summary of Legal Case Studies Involving High Profile Underage Sex Prosecutions""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Part II: Psycho-Legal Analyses""; ""Using



Therapeutic Jurisprudence to Design a Special Treatment Court to Address Illegal Prostitution""; ""Abstract""; ""History of Therapeutic Jurisprudence""; ""Applications of Therapeutic Jurisprudence""; ""Defining the Prostitution Problem""

""Conclusion""""References""; ""Legal Restrictions on Procreation: Therapeutic Jurisprudence Suggests Alternatives that Avoid Unintended Legal, Health, and Gender-Based Consequences""; ""Abstract""; ""Notable Examples of Procreation Restrictions""; ""Health Related Consequences""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""The Law and the Psychology of Parental Notification: Implications for Policy and Future Research""; ""Abstract""; ""The Legal Issues""; ""State Cases in Which an Abortion Law is Being Challenged""; ""Juvenile Challenges to Law""

""School Districts Challenging Parental Notification Laws""""The Psychology of Parental Notification""; ""Policy Recommendations""; ""Training Judges""; ""Modification of Current Laws""; ""Alternatives to the Law""; ""Conclusions and Directions for Future Research""; ""References""; ""Law, Sex, and the Cultural Reproduction of Masculinism: A Historical-Social Constructionist Account of the Legal Regulation of Sexual Behavior in America""; ""Abstract""; ""The Politics of Definition and Moral Entrepreneurship: A Historical-Social Constructionist Perspective""

""Marriage Restriction Laws and their Connection to Heterosexism""