Cross-National and Longitudinal Variations in the Criminal Regulation of Sex, 1965 to 2005.
This paper analyzes cross-national and longitudinal variations in criminal laws regulating sexual activities. We blend historical and sociological institutionalisms to argue that criminal sex laws embody exogenous models, supplied by colonial and imperial powers and evolving world society. To test o...
| Publicado en: | Social Forces Vol. 95; no. 3; pp. 941 - 970 |
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Mar2017
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