The Age of Consent: Young People, Sexuality and Citizenship by Matthew Waites
English | Oct. 21, 2005 | ISBN: 1403921733 | 294 Pages | PDF | 1,5 MB
English | Oct. 21, 2005 | ISBN: 1403921733 | 294 Pages | PDF | 1,5 MB
This book analyzes the development of age of consent laws in the UK from the nineteenth century to the present, in international perspective. The analysis, informed by contemporary perspectives in social theory on gender, sexuality, youth and childhood, focuses upon changing understandings of citizenship embodied in the law.