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Sex, Love and Abuse: Discourses on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Sharon Hayes
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Description for Sex, Love and Abuse: Discourses on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Hardcover. This book explores the morality of love and sex, and how distortions of these sometimes develop into abuse. Hayes argues that there are strong similarities between different kinds of abusive relationships, and that these similarities arise out of the common narratives surrounding romantic love and the logic of intimate relationships. Num Pages: 162 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JFFE3; JFSJ; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 222 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
This book explores the morality of love and sex, and how distortions of these sometimes develop into abuse. Hayes argues that there are strong similarities between different kinds of abusive relationships, and that these similarities arise out of the common narratives surrounding romantic love and the logic of intimate relationships.
This book explores the morality of love and sex, and how distortions of these sometimes develop into abuse. Hayes argues that there are strong similarities between different kinds of abusive relationships, and that these similarities arise out of the common narratives surrounding romantic love and the logic of intimate relationships.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
154
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137008800
SKU
V9781137008800
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Ref
99-15
About Sharon Hayes
Sharon Hayes is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Justice at Queensland University of Technology, Australia. Her critical analyses of gender and crime are published in journals such as Sexualities and Critical Criminology, and in previous monographs including Sex, Crime and Morality (2012) and The Politics of Sex Trafficking (Palgrave, 2013).
Reviews for Sex, Love and Abuse: Discourses on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
“This is an unconventional monograph offering a fresh look at the relationship between culture, love and abuse. … I enjoyed Hayes’ engagement with popular culture, and generally enjoyed her reflective, imaginative approach to enquiry. … This book is a provocation to think eclectically about the connections between sex, love, crime and culture, and deserves to be read.” (Jennifer Fleetwood, The ... Read more