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Roger N. Lancaster - Sex Panic and the Punitive State, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

Sex Panic and the Punitive State

Av Roger N. Lancaster

Del i serien University of California Press

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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 develops new insights into the punitive logic that has put down deep roots in everyday American life.
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Roger N. Lancaster is Professor of Anthropology and Cultural Studies at George Mason University and is the author of several books, including Life Is Hard and The Trouble with Nature, both from UC Press.

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"Casts a thought-provoking perspective." Salon "A convincing argument." The Gay & Lesbian Review "Smart, witty, and political. The critique of state responses to sex offense is desperately needed in a policy debate that celebrates ever harsher punishment." Contexts "This book provides a ... window on the use of sex panics and fear-mongering by the state to increase its control over private behavior." -- J.A. Myers Gay & Lesbian Review/Worldwide

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