Consensual violence : sex, sports, and the politics of injury /

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"In this novel approach to understanding consent, Jill D. Weinberg features two case studies where groups engage in seemingly violent acts: competitive mixed martial arts and sexual sadomasochism. These activities are similar in that consenting to injury is central to the activity, and particip...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Weinberg, Jill D. (Author)
Corporate Author: University of California (System). Regents (sponsoring body.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Consent (Law) > Case studies.
Sadomasochism > Social aspects > Case studies.
Sadomasochism > Law and legislation > Case studies.
Mixed martial arts > Social aspects > Case studies.
Mixed martial arts > Law and legislation > Case studies.
Violence > Social aspects > Case studies.
Decriminalization > Social aspects > Case studies.
Consentement (Droit) > Études de cas.
Sadomasochisme > Aspect social > Études de cas.
Arts martiaux mixtes > Aspect social > Études de cas.
Violence > Aspect social > Études de cas.
Décriminalisation > Aspect social > Études de cas.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Mixed martial arts > Law and legislation
Consent (Law)
Sadomasochism > Law and legislation
Violence > Social aspects
Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preamble: a chokehold
  • Consensual violence and the politics of injury
  • From acts to legitimacy: the path of social decriminalization
  • Devising rules and norms, creating a culture of consent
  • Enforcing and rationalizing rule violations
  • Transforming consensual violence through a legal register
  • The social embeddedness of consent
  • Conclusion: consensual violence reimagined.

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