Overview

Despite the advent of new sexual knowledges,new perspectives, new experiences even, we do not routinely or habitually reflect on the interface of social and legal dimensions of sexuality. Rather, the law is periodically reviewed in response to some crisis or campaign. The idea for the book thus came from awareness that it is important to explore some of the social and moral censures, contours and controversies that shape and mark the boundaries of sexuality. The production of the book has coincided with a major review and new legislation concerning sexual offences, fuelling the authors' concerns and making their explorations timely. Interdisciplinary in scope, drawing in biological, psychological, sociological and historical perspectives to set out the new battlegrounds of sexuality, for instance, but with particular emphasis on socio-legal issues, the book examines the following areas: the development of sexuality and the right to define one's sexuality; genetic maps and sexual politics; sexuality and same sex relationships in law; the law in relation to intersecting oppressions concerning lesbians, gay men and trans people; the sexual abuse of children and the limitations of the law; the contours of regulation concerning young people, 'sexual health', and prostitution; sexual freedoms versus protectionist debates; sexuality, desire and embodied performances in the workplace; sexuality, film and the law, and the law on sexuality in the everyday practice of the Care Standards Tribunal. The book also reviews the recent reform of sexual offences and examines the current vogue for psychological treatment interventions for sexual offenders. This book offers a highly original and exciting new exploration of contemporary socio-legal issues in relation to different sexual positions.

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Author:   Belinda Brooks-Gordon ,  Loraine Gelsthorpe (University of Cambridge) ,  Martin Johnson M.A., PhD., F.R.C.O.G. ,  Andrew Bainham
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Hart Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.700kg
ISBN:  

9781841134895

ISBN 10:   1841134899
Pages:   456
Publication Date:   10 June 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Reflections on Sexuality Repositioned LORAINE GELSTHORPE Part 1: Sexuality and Society 2. The Rights and Wrongs of Sexuality JEFFREY WEEKS 3. Social Worlds, Social Change and the Rise of the New Sexualities Theories KEN PLUMMER 4. New Battlegrounds: Genetic Maps and Sexual Politics LYNNE SEGAL 5. Sexuality, Desire and Embodied Performances in the Workplace LINDA MCDOWELL 6. Sexuality and Same-Sex Relationships in Law CRAIG LIND 7. Intersecting Oppressions: Ending Discrimination Against Lesbians, Gay Men and Trans People in the UK ZOË-JANE PLAYDON Part 2: The Development of Sexuality: Contemporary Debates 8. A Biological Perspective on Human Sexuality MARTIN H. JOHNSON 9. Men, Women, People: The Definition of Sex PAK-LEE CHAU AND JONATHAN HERRING 10. The Development of Sexuality JULIE A. JESSOP 11. Sexual Health and Young People: the Contribution and Role of Psychology ROGER INGHAM Part 3: ‘Problematic’ and Prohibited Sexuality 12. Reforming the Law on Sexual Offences ANDREW BAINHAM AND BELINDA BROOKS-GORDON 13. Unnatural Acts: Sexuality, Film, and the Law ANDREW WEBBER 14. The Sexual Abuse of Children MICHAEL FREEMAN 15. The Care Standards Tribunal: The Correct Balance DAVID PEARL 16. The Sexual Zone Between Childhood and the Age of Majority: Claims to Sexual Freedoms Versus Protectionist Policies KERRY PETERSEN 17. Regulating Sex: Young People, Prostitution and Policy Reform JOANNA PHOENIX 18. Sexual Offenders: A Systematic Review of Psychological Treatment Interventions BELINDA BROOKS-GORDON, CHARLOTTE BILBY AND TRACEY KENWORTHY

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!wide-ranging, detailed and lengthy!the book as a whole hangs together well, and the organization of the chapters gives it a logical structure!This is a book with something for everyone, and will encourage cross-disciplinary debates and discussions. Susie Scott Social and Legal Studies, 15 (I) March 2006 ...a challenging and thought provoking contribution to the social and academic debates surrounding sexuality and the law. Graham Baxendale, University of Southampton Criminal Justice, The International Journal of Policy and Practice November 2005

wide-ranging, detailed and lengthythe book as a whole hangs together well, and the organization of the chapters gives it a logical structureThis is a book with something for everyone, and will encourage cross-disciplinary debates and discussions. Susie ScottSocial and Legal Studies, 15 (I)March 2006...a challenging and thought provoking contribution to the social and academic debates surrounding sexuality and the law.Graham Baxendale, University of SouthamptonCriminal Justice, The International Journal of Policy and PracticeNovember 2005

...wide-ranging, detailed and lengthy...the book as a whole hangs together well, and the organization of the chapters gives it a logical structure...This is a book with something for everyone, and will encourage cross-disciplinary debates and discussions. Susie Scott Social and Legal Studies, 15 (I) March 2006 ...a challenging and thought provoking contribution to the social and academic debates surrounding sexuality and the law. Graham Baxendale, University of Southampton Criminal Justice, The International Journal of Policy and Practice November 2005

Author Information

Belinda Brooks-Gordon is a Lecturer in Psychology at Birkbeck College University of London. Loraine Gelsthorpe is a Reader in Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Pembroke College. Martin Johnson is Professor of Reproductive Sciences in the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Christ's College. Andrew Bainham is a Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge and Reader in Family Law and Policy at the University of Cambridge.

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