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This volume explores the construction of gender norms and examines how they were reflected and reinforced by legal institutional practices in modern Europe.This work explores the construction of gender norms and examines how they were reflected and reinforced by legal institutional practices in Europe in this period. By taking a gendered approach, criminal prosecution and punishment are discussed in relation to the victims and perpretrators. This volume investigates various representations of femininity by assessing female experiences including wife-beating, divorce, abortion, prostitution, property crime and embezzlement at the work place. In addition, issues such as neglect, sexual abuse and the "invention" of the juvenile offender are analyzed. |
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| Author(s) : Cornelie Usborne | Format : Paperback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 1857287460 | ISBN-13 : 9781857287462 |
| RRP : £20.99 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Series Title : Women's History S.
Country Publication : United Kingdom
Publication Date : 20/05/1999
Publisher : Taylor & Francis Ltd
Page Length : 304mm
Page Size : 234mm