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Consensual Violence: Sex, Sports, and the Politics of Injury
Jill D. Weinberg
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Description for Consensual Violence: Sex, Sports, and the Politics of Injury
Paperback. Using a fresh approach to understanding consent, the author presents two case studies of activities in which participants engage in violent acts: competitive mixed martial arts (MMA) and sexual sadism and masochism (BDSM). Num Pages: 160 pages, 2 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JKV; LAQ; LNFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 234.
In this novel approach to understanding consent, Jill D. Weinberg presents two case studies of activities in which participants engage in violent acts: competitive mixed martial arts (MMA) and sexual sadism and masochism (BDSM). Participants in both cases assent to injury and thereby engage in a form of social decriminalization, using the language of consent to render their actions legally and socially tolerable. Yet, these activities are treated differently under criminal battery law: sports, including MMA, are generally absolved from the charge of criminal battery, whereas BDSM often represents a violation of criminal battery law. Using interviews and ethnographic observation, ... Read more
In this novel approach to understanding consent, Jill D. Weinberg presents two case studies of activities in which participants engage in violent acts: competitive mixed martial arts (MMA) and sexual sadism and masochism (BDSM). Participants in both cases assent to injury and thereby engage in a form of social decriminalization, using the language of consent to render their actions legally and socially tolerable. Yet, these activities are treated differently under criminal battery law: sports, including MMA, are generally absolved from the charge of criminal battery, whereas BDSM often represents a violation of criminal battery law. Using interviews and ethnographic observation, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520290662
SKU
V9780520290662
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About Jill D. Weinberg
Jill D. Weinberg, PhD, JD, is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Tufts University and a scholar at the American Bar Foundation. Popular accounts of her work have appeared in the Advocate, the Huffington Post, Talking Points Memo, Truthout, and the Society Pages.
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