Sex, Love and Abuse [electronic resource] : Discourses on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault /
Hayes, Sharon.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Enchantment and Romance; 3 From Disney to Distortion; 4 From Distortion to Abuse; 5 Sexual Spaces; 6 Sexism and Misogyny; 7 Sexual Predation and Gendered Norms; 8 Conclusion - A Geography of Abuse; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Families.
Families—Social aspects.
Crime—Sociological aspects.
Sociology.
Criminology.
Ethics.
Culture—Study and teaching.
Family.
Crime and Society.
Gender Studies.
Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.
Ethics.
Regional and Cultural Studies.