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Seeking Security and Development: The Impact of Military Spending and ArmsTransfersNorman A. Graham, editor Do military expenditures retard economic growth and development, enhance the development process, or neither? How effective are military and military-dominated regimes in promoting economic development? What is the impact of military expenditures and arms acquisitions on conflict patterns?
Exploring the causal links between military expenditures and economic development in the Third World, the More > | |
Senior Citizens Behind Bars: Challenges for the Criminal Justice SystemJohn J. Kerbs and Jennifer M. Jolley, editors Within two decades—if not sooner—at least one in three prisoners in the US will be a "senior citizen." Our prisons, however, were designed for a much younger population. Senior Citizens Behind Bars critically explores the unique set of challenges that older prisoners pose for the criminal justice system.
Examining the lack of fit between the needs of older inmates and the More > | ![]() |
Sentencing Guidelines: Lessons from PennsylvaniaJohn H. Kramer and Jeffrey T. Ulmer Sentencing guidelines, adopted by many states in recent decades, are intended to eliminate the impact of bias based on factors ranging from a criminal’s ethnicity or gender to the county in which he or she was convicted. But have these guidelines achieved their goal of “fair punishment”? And how do the concerns of local courts shape sentencing under guidelines? In this More > | ![]() |
Seriously Funny: Disability and the Paradoxical Power of HumorShawn Chandler Bingham and Sara E. Green Exploring a paradox, Shawn Bingham and Sara Green show how humor has been used both to challenge traditional views of disability and to reinforce negative stereotypes and social inequalities.
Seriously Funny ranges from ancient Greek dramas to medieval court jesters to contemporary comedy, from stage performances to the experiences of daily life. Rich with insights into issues of identity and More > | ![]() |
Sex and Sexuality Among New York's Puerto Rican YouthMarysol Asencio Though Latinos are the youngest and most rapidly growing minority ethnic group in the U.S. today, their experiences with regard to sexuality have received little attention. Remedying this, Sex and Sexuality Among New York's Puerto Rican Youth draws on the voices of second-generation Puerto Rican adolescents in New York to illustrate the complex interactions of class, culture, and acculturation More > | ![]() |
Sex as a Political Variable: Women as Candidates and Voters in U.S. ElectionsRichard A. Seltzer, Jody Newman, and Melissa Vorhees Leighton Though women constitute 52 percent of U.S. voters, as of October, 1996 only 10 percent of the members of Congress and one of the 50 state governors are women. Why, more than 75 years after they won the right to vote, are women so severely underrepresented in elected office? Why does it seem that, as voters, their influence is not equal to their numbers? Much of the conventional wisdom and More > | |
Sex in Prison: Myths and RealitiesCatherine D. Marcum and Tammy L. Castle, editors Despite being deemed an illegal activity, participation in sexual activity behind prison walls is a frequent occurrence. Catherine Marcum and Tammy Castle provide a comprehensive study of all aspects of prison sex.
Incorporating inmate, correctional officer, and policymaker perspectives—and debunking myths—the authors consider the full range of consensual and nonconsensual More > | ![]() |
Sex Slaves and Serfs: The Dynamics of Human Trafficking in a Small Florida TownErin C. Heil Erin Heil explores the global problem of human trafficking in the context of a small Florida town—one typical of the many rural communities that confront modern day slavery in their own backyards.
Drawing on two years of interviews and observation, Heil lays out the dynamics that allow both agricultural and sexual forced labor to flourish. She also highlights community antitrafficking More > | ![]() |
Sexual Deviance: A ReaderChristopher Hensley and Richard Tewksbury, editors This comprehensive reader is the first to cover sexual deviance in its many forms, including topics as diverse as abstinence, public sex, sex work, and cybersex. Illustrating pathological, sociological, and "normal" sexual deviance, the editors identify key strands of research within the contemporary literature. Brief introductions to each selection underscore the importance of the More > | ![]() |
Sexual Harassment Online: Shaming and Silencing Women in the Digital AgeTania G. Levey Women who use social media are often subjected to blatant sexual harassment, facing everything from name calling to threats of violence. Aside from being disturbing, what does this abuse tell us about gender and sexual norms? And can we use the Internet to resist, even transform, destructive misogynistic norms?
Exploring the language of shaming and silencing women in the cybersphere, Tania More > | ![]() |