Synopses & Reviews
When Susan Smith lost her two boys, her saga captivated the hearts of America. Now that she has been indicted for their murder, she has been demonized by the public. How does the fact that she is a woman influence the venom people now feel towards her crime?
In Women and Crime, Frances M. Heidensohn shows that although women commit fewer crimes than men, the punishments women receive are often harsher than men's. The author highlights the crucial role of the media and popular culture and the complex, often stereotyped images of deviant women, as well as the ways in which social control is exercised over women in the family, society, and work.
With a new introduction and a new final chapter, the second edition of Frances M. Heidensohn's classic text of feminist criminology also features a fully up-to-date and integrated bibliography.
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"Proves without a doubt that free expression is an essential foundation for women's liberty, equality, and sexuality."-Betty Friedan,
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"Antiporn feminists have been cruising for a forensic bruising since the early eighties. Defending Pornography lands quite a blow."-Entertainment Weekly,
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"A passionately argued, cogently written, lively discourse on the increasingly peculiar politics of sex." -New York Times Book Review,
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"Defending Pornography is valuable precisely because of its lucid, broad exploration of the long debate over pornography." -The Washington Post Book World,
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"Proves without a doubt that free expression is an essential foundation for women's liberty, equality, and sexuality."
"Antiporn feminists have been cruising for a forensic bruising since the early eighties. Defending Pornography lands quite a blow."
"Strong medicine for all those who would censor sexual expression in cyberspace."
"A passionately argued, cogently written, lively discourse on the increasingly peculiar politics of sex."
"Defending Pornography is valuable precisely because of its lucid, broad exploration of the long debate over pornography."
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"Strong medicine for all those who would censor sexual expression in cyberspace."-Jerry Berman,Executive Director, Center for Democracy and Technology
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"Women criminals have rarely been studied; they have been rendered invisible in all but a few sensationalized cases. . . . women who are non-traditional are labeled as deviant; some are called `mad' and locked up in mental institutions while other are labeled `bad' and incarcerated. Women and Crime is filled with examples of how this occurs. . . . Heidensohn richly analyzes the popular feminist critique of traditional criminology. -Contemporary Psychology,
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Reissued with a new foreword and introduction by the author
Traditional explanations of why pornography must be defended from would-be censors have concentrated on censorship's adverse impacts on free speech and sexual autonomy. In contrast, Nadine Strossen focuses on the women's rights-centered rationale for defending pornography.
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A women's rights-centered rationale for defending pornography
Traditional explanations of why pornography must be defended from would-be censors have concentrated on censorship's adverse impacts on free speech and sexual autonomy. In contrast, Nadine Strossen focuses on the women's rights-centered rationale for defending pornography.
Reissued with a new foreword and introduction by the author.
Synopsis
Reissued with a new foreword and introduction by the author
"A passionately argued, cogently written, lively discourse on the increasingly peculiar politics of sex."
--New York Times Book Review
"Defending Pornography is valuable precisely because of its lucid, broad exploration of the long debate over pornography."
--The Washington Post Book World
"A triumphant (and sensual) view of women that stands in stark contrast to the bleak vision of powerlessness and paternalism offered her critics."
--The Wall Street Journal
Traditional explanations of why pornography must be defended from would-be censors have concentrated on censorship's adverse impacts on free speech and sexual autonomy. In contrast, Nadine Strossen focuses on the women's rights-centered rationale for defending pornography.
About the Author
A nationally renowned speaker and debater, NADINE STROSSEN is Professor of Law at New York Law School and President of the American Civil Liberties Union.