Gender Crime and Justice

<p><em style=color: rgb(51 51 51);>Gender Crime and Justice: Critical and Feminist Perspectives</em><span style=color: rgb(51 51 51);> provides feminist and critical perspectives on crime justice and human rights. The readings survey gender socialization as it pertains to criminality. They examine inequality within the patriarchal system with the primary focus on the subjugation and oppression of the gendered body.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgb(51 51 51);>The anthology introduces students to concepts associated with gender ranging from equality to violence by engaging them in in-depth examinations of crimes of sex and the discourse on sexual autonomy. The reader also examines the socialization of boys and girls as well as explores various ways gender affects women and men in a society that values heteronormative masculinity. Furthermore it takes a conceptual approach by addressing topics such as a gendered view of violence prostitution as a gendered crime and traditional gender attitudes towards violence against women.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgb(51 51 51);>The second edition features new readings on sexual health and reproductive rights; human trafficking as a nexus of exploitation; violence in LGBTQ families; and the interplay of masculinity crime and criminal justice.</span></p><p><em style=color: rgb(51 51 51);>Gender Crime and Justice</em><span style=color: rgb(51 51 51);> is well suited to classes in gender women's studies criminal justice and sociology.</span></p>