Contemporary Perspectives on Legal Regulation of Sexual Behavior : Psycho-legal Research and Analysis.
Miller, Monica K.
Contemporary Perspectives on Legal Regulation of Sexual Behavior : Psycho-legal Research and Analysis. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (188 pages) - Laws and Legislation . - Laws and Legislation .
Intro -- Contemporary Perspectives on Legal Regulation of Sexual Behavior: Psycholegal Research and Analysis -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I: Original Research Articles -- A Study of Predictors of Legislative Support of the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act -- Abstract -- A Brief History of Abortion Laws -- History of the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act -- Minor Abortion Regulations -- Factors that Influence Legislators' Votes -- Tests of Hypotheses -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- Obscenity is a Four Letter World. Or is it? An Exploratory Investigation into Community Standards of Obscenity -- Abstract -- Legal Debate Regarding Community Standards of Obscenity -- Research Regarding Community Standards of Obscenity -- Pluralistic Ignorance -- Study Overview -- Hypotheses -- Method -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- A Content Analysis of Media Portrayals of Rape: Rape Myth Acceptance, Just World Beliefs, and Victim Blame -- Abstract -- Media Effects on the Public and Jurors -- Overview of Study -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- Recent judicial rulings in voluntary underage sex cases: Analysis of legal case studies and policy implications -- Abstract -- Method -- Summary of Legal Case Studies Involving High Profile Underage Sex Prosecutions -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Psycho-Legal Analyses -- Using Therapeutic Jurisprudence to Design a Special Treatment Court to Address Illegal Prostitution -- Abstract -- History of Therapeutic Jurisprudence -- Applications of Therapeutic Jurisprudence -- Defining the Prostitution Problem -- Conclusion -- References -- Legal Restrictions on Procreation: Therapeutic Jurisprudence Suggests Alternatives that Avoid Unintended Legal, Health, and Gender-Based Consequences -- Abstract -- Notable Examples of Procreation Restrictions. Health Related Consequences -- Conclusion -- References -- The Law and the Psychology of Parental Notification: Implications for Policy and Future Research -- Abstract -- The Legal Issues -- State Cases in Which an Abortion Law is Being Challenged -- Juvenile Challenges to Law -- School Districts Challenging Parental Notification Laws -- The Psychology of Parental Notification -- Policy Recommendations -- Training Judges -- Modification of Current Laws -- Alternatives to the Law -- Conclusions and Directions for Future Research -- References -- Law, Sex, and the Cultural Reproduction of Masculinism: A Historical-Social Constructionist Account of the Legal Regulation of Sexual Behavior in America -- Abstract -- The Politics of Definition and Moral Entrepreneurship: A Historical-Social Constructionist Perspective -- Marriage Restriction Laws and their Connection to Heterosexism -- Threats to Masculinism and Anti-Sodomy Laws: The Purpose of Differential Application -- Heart Balm" Torts as Social Controls over Feminism: On Personhood and Property -- Discussion -- References -- Part III: Psycho-Legal Briefs -- Therapeutic Jurisprudence for Teen Sex-related Issues -- Mandatory Reporting -- Statutory Rape -- Conclusion -- References -- Are Some Adolescent Sexuality Laws Self-Defeating? A Procedural Justice Interpretation of Legally Sanctioned Sexual Regulation -- Protecting" Sexually Active Adolescents: Parents, Society and the Role of Law -- Why some Adolescent Sexuality Laws are Self-Defeating: A Procedural Justice Interpretation -- Discussion -- References -- Abortions For Men? A Feminist Perspective -- The Controversy of Financial Abortions -- Feminist Theory -- Financial Abortions and Feminist Theory -- The Fourteenth Amendment and Pregnancy -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References. Moral Outrage Toward Social Violations Regarding Sex and Procreation -- Moral Outrage toward Sexual Norm Violations -- Moral Outrage toward Norm Violations Regarding Pregnancy Termination -- Conclusion -- References -- Concerns with the Obscenity Law -- References -- The Social Significance of the Marital Contract: Why Civil Tort Law is Needed to Regulate Adultery -- Discussion -- References -- Contributors -- Index.
9781608767793
Sex and law -- United States.
Sex customs -- United States.
Electronic books.
KF9325 -- .C66 2009eb
345.73/0253
Contemporary Perspectives on Legal Regulation of Sexual Behavior : Psycho-legal Research and Analysis. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (188 pages) - Laws and Legislation . - Laws and Legislation .
Intro -- Contemporary Perspectives on Legal Regulation of Sexual Behavior: Psycholegal Research and Analysis -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I: Original Research Articles -- A Study of Predictors of Legislative Support of the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act -- Abstract -- A Brief History of Abortion Laws -- History of the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act -- Minor Abortion Regulations -- Factors that Influence Legislators' Votes -- Tests of Hypotheses -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- Obscenity is a Four Letter World. Or is it? An Exploratory Investigation into Community Standards of Obscenity -- Abstract -- Legal Debate Regarding Community Standards of Obscenity -- Research Regarding Community Standards of Obscenity -- Pluralistic Ignorance -- Study Overview -- Hypotheses -- Method -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- A Content Analysis of Media Portrayals of Rape: Rape Myth Acceptance, Just World Beliefs, and Victim Blame -- Abstract -- Media Effects on the Public and Jurors -- Overview of Study -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- Recent judicial rulings in voluntary underage sex cases: Analysis of legal case studies and policy implications -- Abstract -- Method -- Summary of Legal Case Studies Involving High Profile Underage Sex Prosecutions -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Psycho-Legal Analyses -- Using Therapeutic Jurisprudence to Design a Special Treatment Court to Address Illegal Prostitution -- Abstract -- History of Therapeutic Jurisprudence -- Applications of Therapeutic Jurisprudence -- Defining the Prostitution Problem -- Conclusion -- References -- Legal Restrictions on Procreation: Therapeutic Jurisprudence Suggests Alternatives that Avoid Unintended Legal, Health, and Gender-Based Consequences -- Abstract -- Notable Examples of Procreation Restrictions. Health Related Consequences -- Conclusion -- References -- The Law and the Psychology of Parental Notification: Implications for Policy and Future Research -- Abstract -- The Legal Issues -- State Cases in Which an Abortion Law is Being Challenged -- Juvenile Challenges to Law -- School Districts Challenging Parental Notification Laws -- The Psychology of Parental Notification -- Policy Recommendations -- Training Judges -- Modification of Current Laws -- Alternatives to the Law -- Conclusions and Directions for Future Research -- References -- Law, Sex, and the Cultural Reproduction of Masculinism: A Historical-Social Constructionist Account of the Legal Regulation of Sexual Behavior in America -- Abstract -- The Politics of Definition and Moral Entrepreneurship: A Historical-Social Constructionist Perspective -- Marriage Restriction Laws and their Connection to Heterosexism -- Threats to Masculinism and Anti-Sodomy Laws: The Purpose of Differential Application -- Heart Balm" Torts as Social Controls over Feminism: On Personhood and Property -- Discussion -- References -- Part III: Psycho-Legal Briefs -- Therapeutic Jurisprudence for Teen Sex-related Issues -- Mandatory Reporting -- Statutory Rape -- Conclusion -- References -- Are Some Adolescent Sexuality Laws Self-Defeating? A Procedural Justice Interpretation of Legally Sanctioned Sexual Regulation -- Protecting" Sexually Active Adolescents: Parents, Society and the Role of Law -- Why some Adolescent Sexuality Laws are Self-Defeating: A Procedural Justice Interpretation -- Discussion -- References -- Abortions For Men? A Feminist Perspective -- The Controversy of Financial Abortions -- Feminist Theory -- Financial Abortions and Feminist Theory -- The Fourteenth Amendment and Pregnancy -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References. Moral Outrage Toward Social Violations Regarding Sex and Procreation -- Moral Outrage toward Sexual Norm Violations -- Moral Outrage toward Norm Violations Regarding Pregnancy Termination -- Conclusion -- References -- Concerns with the Obscenity Law -- References -- The Social Significance of the Marital Contract: Why Civil Tort Law is Needed to Regulate Adultery -- Discussion -- References -- Contributors -- Index.
9781608767793
Sex and law -- United States.
Sex customs -- United States.
Electronic books.
KF9325 -- .C66 2009eb
345.73/0253