Consensual Violence: Sex, Sports, and the Politics of Injury

by Jill D. Weinberg and Jill D. Weinberg Ph.D JD

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520290666
• ISBN13: 9780520290662
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"