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Sex panic and the punitive state /

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 a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lancaster, Roger N.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, ©2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 308 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-294) and index.
ISBN:9780520948211
0520948211
1283277484
9781283277488
9786613277480
6613277487