Consensual violence : sex, sports, and the politics of injury /

Consensual violence : sex, sports, and the politics of injury /

"In this novel approach to understanding consent, Jill D. Weinberg features two case studies where groups engage in seemingly violent acts: competitive mixed martial arts and sexual sadomasochism. These activities are similar in that consenting to injury is central to the activity, and particip...

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Main Author: Weinberg, Jill D.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2016
Subjects:
Consent (Law) > Case studies
Sadomasochism > Social aspects > Case studies
Sadomasochism > Law and legislation > Case studies
Mixed martial arts > Social aspects > Case studies
Mixed martial arts > Law and legislation > Case studies
Violence > Social aspects > Case studies
Decriminalization > Social aspects > Case studies
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Table of Contents:
  • Preamble: a chokehold
  • Consensual violence and the politics of injury
  • From acts to legitimacy : the path of social decriminalization
  • Devising rules and norms, creating a culture of consent
  • Enforcing and rationalizing rule violations
  • Transforming consensual violence through a legal register
  • The social embeddedness of consent
  • Conclusion : consensual violence reimagined

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