| Law, Crime and Sexuality: Essays in Feminism Contributor(s): Smart, Carol (Author) |
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ISBN: 0803989601 ISBN-13: 9780803989603 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $82.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1995 Annotation: Law, Crime, and Sexuality transcends the traditional fragmentation of sociology, criminology, socio-legal studies, and feminist theory and philosophy. It enables readers to draw on aspects from each discipline and see how various themes and discussions are related. Compiled specifically for students' needs, the essays show that theory need not be too hard or too inaccessible, and help students to understand the law in conceptual terms while enabling them to become fully aware of the extent to which the law is implicated in our everyday lives. The book is divided into three sections which examine: * The shift from criminology to the sociology of law. * The shift from treating law as a tool of reform to |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory - Social Science | Criminology |
| Dewey: 305.42 |
| LCCN: 94-069678 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.48" W x 8.54" (0.92 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 |
Contributor Bio(s): Smart, Carol: - 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). |