Consensual violence : sex, sports, and the politics of injury / Jill D. Weinberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weinberg, Jill D., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consent (Law)--Case studies.

Consent (Law).

Sadomasochism--Social aspects--Case studies.

Sadomasochism.

Sadomasochism--Law and legislation--Case studies.

Mixed martial arts--Social aspects--Case studies.

Mixed martial arts.

Mixed martial arts--Law and legislation--Case studies.

Violence--Social aspects--Case studies.

Violence.

Decriminalization--Social aspects--Case studies.

Decriminalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (157 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this novel approach to understanding consent, Jill D. Weinberg presents two case studies of activities in which participants engage in violent acts: competitive mixed martial arts (MMA) and sexual sadism and masochism (BDSM). Participants in both cases assent to injury and thereby engage in a form of social decriminalization, using the language of consent to render their actions legally and socially tolerable. Yet, these activities are treated differently under criminal battery law: sports, including MMA, are generally absolved from the charge of criminal battery, whereas BDSM often represents a violation of criminal battery law. Using interviews and ethnographic observation, Weinberg argues that where law authorizes a person's consent to an activity, as in MMA, consent is not meaningfully constructed or regulated by the participants themselves. In contrast, where law prohibits a person's consent to an activity, as in BDSM, participants actively construct and regulate consent. A synthesis of criminal law and ethnography, Consensual Violence is a fascinating account of how consent is framed among participants engaged in violent acts and lays the groundwork for a sociological understanding of the process of decriminalization.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Preamble: A Chokehold

1. Consensual Violence and the Politics of Injury

2. From Acts to Legitimacy: The Path of Social Decriminalization

3. Devising Rules and Norms, Creating a Culture of Consent

4. Enforcing and Rationalizing Rule Violations

5. Transforming Consensual Violence through a Legal Register

6. The Social Embeddedness of Consent

7. Conclusion: Consensual Violence Reimagined

Notes

References

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780520964723

0520964721

OCLC:

933211572