Law, Crime and Sexuality (inbunden)
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Inbunden (Hardback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
256
Utgivningsdatum
1995-01-01
Upplaga
1
Förlag
SAGE Publications Ltd
Illustrationer
black & white illustrations
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216 x 140 x 19 mm
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477 g
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1
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250 p. ;
ISBN
9780803989597

Law, Crime and Sexuality

Essays in Feminism

av Carol Smart
Inbunden,  Engelska, 1995-01-01
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In Law, Crime and Sexuality leading feminist theorist Carol Smart brings together a selection of her work specifically compiled for the needs of students to help them understand the law in conceptual terms, whilst enabling them to become fully aware of the extent to which the law is part of our everyday lives.

The book is divided into three sections, each prefaced by a specifically written introduction, which examine the major trends in contemporary thought including: the shift from criminology to the sociology of law; the identification of law as a site of struggle rather than as a tool of reform; the recognition of the contested nature of `woman' as a category; and the significance of the developing situation where feminists must debate about values and epistemologies without fearing the demise of feminist politics.

The final chapter includes Carol Smart's most recent thoughts which develop her challenging work on the gendering and sexing of the body, the survival of sociological feminism and the development of new ways of thinking about women and the law.
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`The great strength of this collection is the author's ability to write clearly about theoretical issues of great complexity. It should therefore prove extremely useful to its intended audience of students in the law and the social sciences. In teaching legal theory I have found `The Woman of Legal Discourse' (Chapter 11) invaluable as a way of bringing out some of the main themes of feminist jurisprudence' - LCCJ Newsletter



`Smart aims to increase the accessibility of theory to students. This is an ambitious task, yet it is tackled well. Theory is not simplified to the point of distortion.... Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the collection is the opportunity provided to understand the evolution of a knowledge project over twenty years which has tried to demystify law and to render its workings more transparent. It provides a rich understanding of law and the extent of its impact on the daily lives of all of us, not only in times of trouble such as divorce or victimisation. Rather, it frames our lives in terms of the possibilities open to us and operates as a discourse which creates legal subjects such as rape victims or lone mothers' - Sociology



'Provides an excellent forum to evaluate and debate those aspects of Carol Smart's work in criminology, the sociology of law and sexuality, and feminism, which will continue to influence a large generation of students and scholars' - Social & Legal Studies




'Carol Smart, argues that institutional and intelectual boundaries often prevent criminologists, socio-legal communities, and feminists from reading each others' works. In her collection of essays,Smart therefore sets out to demonstrate how her feminist project is formed by, and informs, wider debates in sociology, criminology, socio-legal studies, and feminist theory and philosophy......Specifically, Smart highlights how postmodern ideas have led her to question the feasibility of using legal systems for emancipatory puroses....


Smart's collection is a valuable contribution to current discussions about law, crime, and sexuality. The accessibility, scope and chronological arrangement of the collection make it especially useful for introducing students to the history of scholarship on female criminality and to recent developments in critical and leagal theory. Moreover, Smart's insightful suggestions about the discursive construction of "crime" and the "criminal" introduce a welcome alternative to current approaches for addressing the problem of both male and female criminality.' Crime, Law & Social Change 26/1997

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Carol Smart is Professor of Sociology at the University of Leeds. Her publications include: The Ties that Bind: Law, Marriage and the Reproduction of Patriarchal Relations (1984); Feminism and the Power of Law (1989); and Regulating Womanhood: Historical Essays on Marriage, Motherhood and Sexuality (edited, 1992).

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Introduction PART ONE: CRIMINOLOGY Introduction Criminological Theory Its Ideology and Implications Concerning Women Feminist Approaches to Criminology, or Postmodern Woman Meets Atavistic Man PART TWO: SEXUALITY Introduction Legal Subjects and Sexual Objects Ideology, Law and Female Sexuality Law's Power, the Sexed Body and Feminist Discourse Unquestionably a Moral Issue Rhetorical Devices and Regulatory Imperatives Law, Feminism and Sexuality From Essence to Ethics? PART THREE: FEMINIST THEORY AND LAW Introduction Legal Regulation or Male Control? Feminism and the Law Some Problems of Analysis and Strategy Feminist Jurisprudence The Woman of Legal Discourse Proscription, Prescription and the Desire for Certainty? Feminist Theory in the Field of Law Postscript of the 1990s, or 'Still Angry After all These Years'

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