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Children, sexuality, and the law /

American political and legal culture is uncomfortable with children's sexuality. While aware that sexual expression is a necessary part of human development, law rarely contemplates the complex ways in which it interacts with children and sexuality. Just as the law circumscribes children to a n...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Coupet, Sacha M. (Editor ), Marrus, Ellen (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : New York University Press, [2015]
Colección:Families, law, and society series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:American political and legal culture is uncomfortable with children's sexuality. While aware that sexual expression is a necessary part of human development, law rarely contemplates the complex ways in which it interacts with children and sexuality. Just as the law circumscribes children to a narrow range of roles-either as entirely sexless beings or victims or objects of harmful adult sexual conduct-so too does society tend to discount the notion of children as agents in the domain of sex and sexuality. Where a small body of rights related to sex has been carved out, the central question has.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0814744478
9780814744475
9780814724217
0814724213