Description |
1 online resource (xii, 308 pages) |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-294) and index. |
Contents |
pt. 1. Sex panic -- pt. 2. The punitive state. |
Summary |
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. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Sex -- United States.
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Sex. |
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United States. |
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Sexual ethics -- United States.
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Sexual ethics. |
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Sex customs -- United States.
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Sex customs. |
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United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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Social conditions. |
Chronological Term |
20th century |
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1900 - 1999 |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Subject |
Sexual practices. |
Other Form: |
Print version: Lancaster, Roger N. Sex panic and the punitive state. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2011 9780520255654 (DLC) 2010020837 (OCoLC)624052152 |
ISBN |
9780520948211 (electronic book) |
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0520948211 (electronic book) |
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9780520255654 |
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0520255658 |
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9780520262065 |
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0520262069 |
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