Children, Sexuality, and the Law /

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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
Otros Autores: Marrus, Ellen (Editor ), Coupet, Sacha M. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : New York University Press, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Sexual rights.
Juvenile justice, Administration of.
Children's rights.
Children > Legal status, laws, etc.
Children and sex.
Child sex offenders.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Enfants delinquants sexuels > États-Unis.
Droits sexuels > États-Unis.
Enfants > Droits > États-Unis.
Enfants et sexualite > États-Unis.
Juvenile justice, Administration of > United States.
Sexual minority youth > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Child sex offenders > United States.
Sexual rights > United States.
Children's rights > United States.
Children and sex > United States.
Children > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
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 (288 pages).
ISBN:9780814724217

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