Encyclopedia of Sexual Behavior and the Law

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Title: Encyclopedia of Sexual Behavior and the Law
SBN: 9781933116570
Author: Maddex, Robert L.
Publisher: CQ Press
Subjects: Reference, United states, Sex and law, Criminal Law, Law-Legal Guides and Reference
LC Subject Headings for this publication: Sex and law — United States — Encyclopedias.
Publication Date: 2006-09-31
Language: English
Pages: 419

Encyclopedia of Sexual Behavior and the Law Reviews

Summary

The Encyclopedia of Sexual Behavior and the Law addresses the topic of sexual policy in the United States, as shaped by federal laws, state laws, and court cases. This new volume of approximately 150 alphabetical entries presents information on this area of policy and law in language written for the non-lawyer. It will serve as a useful guide for students and patrons of university, community college, high school, and public libraries.

AALnet Review

The aim of The Encyclopedia of Sexual Behavior and the Law is to provide a one-volume resource about “concepts, laws, court decisions, people, organizations, and events” (p.ix) that have impacted the relationship between law and human sexual behavior. This goal has been met. Topics include both the expected-abortion, contraception, obscenity, and rape-and the unexpected-women’s suffrage, spousal abuse, marriage, and stem cell research. These unexpected topics aid in revealing the context and evolution of the relationship between law and sexual behavior in the United States.

As with any work that addresses the topic of human sexual behavior, some topics covered are controversial and emotionally charged (e.g., abortion and stem cell research). But the analysis provided by author Robert Maddex, an attorney and regular CQ Press contributor, is balanced and unbiased. See Robert L. Maddex, International Encyclopedia of Human Rights: Freedoms, Abuses, and Remedies (2000); Robert L. Maddex, Constitutions of the World (2d ed. 2001); Robert L. Maddex, The U.S. Constitution A-Z (2002); and Robert L. Maddex, State Constitutions of the United States (2d ed. 2006).For each topic, he presents both the historical and current state of the law, along with opposing viewpoints and legal arguments. Also included are biographies of notable people and organizations who helped shape the law and summaries of important cases, statutes, and legal concepts.

Written in plain English, for which readers will be thankful, most entries are one to two pages long, with some including contact information and Web site addresses for government or advocacy groups that can provide additional information.

Photographs, political cartoons, advertisements, and other illustrations interspersed throughout the book illustrate how the relationship between law and sexual behavior has changed over time.

One particularly useful feature of the encyclopedia is the inclusion of fiftystate surveys. These include summaries of the laws regarding divorce, marriage requirements, breast-feeding in public, abortion, embryonic and fetal research, genetic privacy, sex education policies, statutory rape age limits, and hate crimes.

Unfortunately, the surveys lack citations to legal authority.

In sum, The Encyclopedia of Sexual Behavior and the Law presents a unique collection of information on the regulation of sexual behavior and its impact on myriad legal issues. It is well suited for the reference collections of academic law libraries.

Reviewed by Sara Sampson (2005) in AALnet.

Choice Review

This encyclopedia contains 150 entries on cases (e.g., Roth, Miller), individuals (e.g., Lenny Bruce, Margaret Sanger), and concepts (e.g., obscenity, pornography), arranged alphabetically from “Abortion” to “Zoning,” and varying in length from one to five pages. Entries were all written by Maddex, an “attorney specializing in international law,” and an “advisor on constitutional procedures and issues,” according to the CQ Press Web site.

Entries do not include suggestions for further reading or sources, and the selective bibliography at the end of the encyclopedia comprises only seven items. Coverage is somewhat quixotic: Roe v. Wade is covered under “Abortion,” but Alec Jeffreys has his own page in addition to references within the lengthy entry on DNA. The material in this encyclopedia is readily available elsewhere, but libraries without West’s Encyclopedia of American Law and those supporting beginning undergraduates may find this resource useful, especially the charts that compare state laws on divorce, marriage (also same-sex marriage), maternity leave, and related issues. Summing Up: Optional. Lower-level undergraduates and general readers.

S. Clerc Southern Connecticut State University, Choice, 2007-09-01.

Description

‘Whether the issue is sexual predators, abortion, same-sex marriage, sexual harassment, or internet pornography, stories relating to sexual matters regularly make headlines in the news and provoke strong emotions. But until now, researchers looking for policy information on these issues have been limited to reading books that often express particular points of view, or to searching multi-volume professional legal resources.

Encyclopedia of Sexual Behavior and the Law is a single comprehensive volume, written specifically for the non-lawyer, that addresses sexual policy in the United States, as shaped by federal laws, state laws, and court cases. This unique new resource provides balanced, reliable treatment to some of the most important, highly publicized topics in society today.

In approximately 150 encyclopedic entries, Encyclopedia of Sexual Behavior and the Law addresses:

Broad policy areas, including entertainment industry regulations, laws for teenagers, as both victims and perpetrators, and the legal aspects of marriage
Significant laws, including the Child Online Protection Act, MeganÃ†s law, and rape shield laws
Medical and health policies and issues, including DNA evidence, stem-cell research, and genetic information
The role of government agencies and institutions, including the Food and Drug Administration and the FBIÃ†s Crimes against Children unit
Encyclopedia of Sexual Behavior and the Law also covers significant court cases, private organizations and institutions, significant people, and many more relevant subjects. This new volume will serve as a useful guide to this complicated subject for researchers in university, community college, high school, and public libraries.

Preface
Milestones in Sexual Behavior and the Law
Abortion
Abstinence
Adult Materials
Adultery
AIDS-HIV
Alimony
American Civil Liberties Union
American Fertility Association
American Medical Association
Annulment
Anthony, Susan B.
Assisted Reproductive Technology
Barnes v. Glen Theatre, Inc.
Bestiality
Bigamy
Bioethics
Bisexuality
A Book Named “John Cleland’s Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure” v. Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bradwell v. Illinois
Breastfeeding
Brown, Louise
Bruce, Lenny
Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth
Calderone, Mary S.
Censorship
Child Abuse
Child Online Protection Act
Child Support
Children
Communications Decency Act
Comstock, Anthony
Congress
Consent
Contraception
Craig v. Boren
Crimes Against Children Unit (FBI)
Date Rape
Defense of Marriage Act
Deviant Behavior
Discrimination
Divorce
DNA
Domestic Violence
Douglas, William O.
Drugs
Entertainment Industry
Equal Rights
Ethics
Family Planning
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Marriage Amendment
Feminism
First Amendment
Flynt, Larry
Frontiero v. Richardson
Gender
Genetics
Ginzburg v. United States
Griswold v. Connecticut
Hate Crimes
Healthy Marriage Initiative
Hefner, Hugh
Homosexuality
Human Rights Campaign
Human Trafficking
Illegitimacy
Incest
Indecent Exposure
The Internet
Jacobellis v. Ohio
Jeffreys, Alec
Judiciary
Kameny, Franklin
Kansas v. Hendricks
Kinsey, Alfred
Lawrence v. Texas
Lewd Behavior
Marriage
Media
Megan’s Law
Military
Miller, Henry
Miller v. California
Minor v. Happersett
Miscegenation
Motherhood
Muller v. Oregon
NARAL Pro-Choice America
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
National Organization for Women
Ninth Amendment
Nudity
Obscenity
Office on Violence Against Women
Pandering
Paternity
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey
Polygamy
Pornography
Pregnancy
Premarital Sex
Prenuptial Agreements
President
Prisoners
Privacy
Prostitution
Prurient Interest
Rape
Rape Shield Laws
Religion
Reproductive Rights
Roth v. United States
Same-Sex Marriage
Sanger, Margaret
Sex Education
Sex Offenders
Sex Offenses
Sexual Assault
Sexual Enhancement
Sexual Harassment
Sexual Revolution
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
Sexually Oriented Businesses
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Single-Sex Education
Sodomy
Spousal Rights and Duties
State and Local Government
Stem-Cell Research and Cloning
Sterilization
Surgeon General of the United States
Teenagers
Telephone Sex
Title IX
Transsexualism
Transvestism
Unborn, Rights of the
Unmarried Cohabitants
Unmarried Parents
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Victims’ Rights
Violence Against Women Act
Virginia, United States v.
Voyeurism
Williams v. Morgan
Williams v.North Carolina
Women’s Rights
Zoning
A Note on Sources
Illustration Credits
Index
Encyclopedia of Sexual Behavior and the Law
Revised-as of Aug. 29, 2005 Alpha list of all entries and x-refs for
Note: “underlined” = new entry; “underlined” and indented = new x-ref; “> and indented” = former entry, now x-ref
Abortion
Abstinence
Abuse
Adolescence: See Teenagers
Adult Materials
Adultery
Affirmative Action: See Discrimination
AIDS/HIV
Alimony
ACLU
American Fertility Association
[“Amer. Infertility Assoc.” Name changed to “Amer. Fertility Assoc.”, which see.]
Amer. Med. Assoc.
Annulment
Art: See Censorship; Nudity
Artificial Insemination: See Assisted Reproductive Technology; Motherhood
Artificial Reproductive Technology
Ashcroft v. ACLU: See Child Online Protection Act
Banned Materials
Barnes v. Glen Theater, Inc.
Bastard: See Illegitimacy
Bestiality
Bigamy
Bioethics
Birth Control: See Contraception
Bisexuality
A Book Named “John Cleland’s Memoirs …”
Bradwell v. Illinois
Breast Implants: See Sexual Enhancement
Breast-feeding in Public
Brown, Louise
Bruce, Lenny
Burlesque: See Entertainment Ind.
Burlington Industries, Inc v. Ellerth
Calderone, Mary S.
Censorship
Child Custody: See Child Support; Divorce
Child Online Protection Act
Child Support
Children
Cloning and Stem Cell Research
Cohabitation: See Adultery; Marriage
Communications Decency Act
Community Standards: See Obscenity and Roth v. U.S.
Comstock, Anthony
Congress
Consent
Contraception
Craig v. Boren
Crimes Against Children Unit (FBI)
Cybersex
Date Rape
Defense of Marriage Amendment (Proposed)
Defense of Marriage Laws
Definition of Marriage Laws: See Marriage; Same-sex Marriage
Discrimination
Disease: See Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Divorce
DNA
Domestic Violence
Drugs
Education: See Sex Education; Single-sex Education; Title IX
Entertainment Industry
Equal Rights
Erotic Dancing: See Entertainment Industry; Nudity
Ethics
Exploitation: See Human Trafficking; Pornography
Expression, Freedom of: See First Amendment
Family Planing
Faragher v. City of Boca Raton: See Burlington Industries v. Ellerth.
Federal Communications Commission
Female Genital Mutilation: See Sex Offenses
Feminism
Fertility: See Infertility
First Amendment
Flint, Larry
Food and Drug Administration
Fornication: See Adultery
Frontiero v. Richardson
Gays: See Homosexuality; Same-sex Marriage
Gender
Genetics
Ginsberg v. N.Y.
Ginsberg, Ralph
Ginzburg v. United States
Griswold v. Conn.
Hate Crimes
Hays Code: See Censorship
Health and Human Services Dept.
Healthy Marriage Act (Proposed)
Hefner, Hugh
Homosexuality
Human Rights Campaign
Illegitimacy
Incest
Indecent Exposure
Infertility
In Vitro Fertilization: See Assisted Reproductive Technology; Infertility
Internet
Jacobellis v. Ohio
Judiciary
Kansas v. Hendricks
Kinsey, Alfred
Lawrence v. Texas
Lesbians: See Homosexuality; Same-sex Marriage
Lewd [Behavior] Conduct
Live Shows: See Entertainment Industry; Obscenity; Pornography; Sexually
Oriented Businesses
Local Government
Magazines: See Adult Materials; Pornography
Marriage
Maternity: See Motherhood; Pregnancy
Media
Megan’s Law
Military Personnel Rights
Miller, Henry
Miller v. California
Minor v. Happersett
Miscegenation
Model Penal Code: See Prisoners’ Rights
Morality: See Ethics
Motherhood
Motion Pictures: See Censorship; Media; Pornography
Muller v. Oregon
National Abortion Rights Action League
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
National Organization for Women
National Sex Offender Registry: See Megan’s Law; Sex Offenders
Naturalism: See Nudity
Ninth Amendment
Nudity
Obscene Language
Obscenity
Office of on Violence Against Women (DoJ)
Palimony: See Alimony
Pandering
Parental Advisories
Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton: See Miller v. California
Paternity
Pedophile: See Abuse; Children
Perversion
Planned Parenthood … v. Casey
Planned Parenthood Fed. Of Amer.
Polygamy
Polyparenting: See Children
Pornography
Post Marital Agreements: See Prenuptial (Premartial) Agreements
Pregnancy: See Abortion; Discrimination; Motherhood
Premarital Sex
Prenuptial (Premarital) Agreements
President
President’s Council on Bioethics
Press, Freedom of: See Censorship; First Amendment;
Prisoners’ Rights
Privacy
Procreation: See Assisted Reproductive Technology; Motherhood; Paternity;
Reproductive Rights
Prostitution
Prurient Interest
Rape
Rape Shield Laws
Religion
Reproductive Rights
Reverse Discrimination: See Discrimination
Roe v. Wade: See Abortion; Reproductive Rights
Roth v. U.S.
Same-sex Divorce: See Same-sex Marriage
Same-sex Marriage
Sanger, Margaret
Separation: See Divorce
Sex Clubs
Sex Crimes (Suggest changing this entry to “Sex Offenses”)
Sex Education
Sex Offenders
Sex Therapy
Sexism: See Discrimination; Equal Rights
Sexology
Sexual Assault
Sexual Battery: See Sexual Assault
Sexual Enhancement
Sexual Harassment
Sexual Minorities: See Discrimination; Homosexuality
Sexual Orientation: See Homosexuality
Sexual Predator: See Sex Offenders
Sexual Revolution
Sexuality Information and Educ. Council of the U.S.
Sexually Oriented Businesses
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Single-sex Education
Slavery
Sodomy
Speech, Freedom of: See First Amendment; Obscene Language; Obscenity
Spousal Rights
Stalking: See Domestic Violence; Violence Against Women Act
State Government
Statutory Rape: See Consent; Rape
Stem Cell Research: See Cloning and Stem Cell Research
Sterilization
Surgeon General of the U.S.
Surrogate Motherhood: See Assisted Reproductive Technology; Infertility
Teenagers
Telephone sex
Television: See Censorship; Federal Communications Commission; Media
Title IX
Trafficking: See Prostitution; Slavery
Transgenderism: See Gender
Transexualism
Transvestitism
Unborn, Rights of
Unwed Mothers
Victims’ Rights
Violence Against Women Act
Virginia, U.S. v.
Voyeurism
Williams v. Williams I&II
Women’s Rights
Zoning Laws

Encyclopedia of Sexual Behavior and the Law

Encyclopedia of Sexual Behavior and the Law

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