Women, Sexuality And Social Control

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At the fraught intersection of power, identity, and the body, Women, Sexuality and Social Control presents a landmark collection of critical essays that dissect the mechanisms by which patriarchal society has historically regulated and constrained female sexuality. Edited by Carol Smart and Barry Smart, this anthology assembles rigorous scholarly contributions that chronicle the ways in which legal frameworks, medical institutions, and social norms have been weaponised to police women's bodies and lives — establishing it as an essential text in feminist sociology and gender studies. Drawing on perspectives from criminology, sociology, and feminist theory, the volume argues that the control of women's sexuality is not incidental but central to the maintenance of social order and male dominance. Each essay illuminates a distinct dimension of this systemic oppression — from prostitution and rape law to reproductive rights and deviance — building a cumulative, damning portrait of a society deeply invested in female subjugation. Written with academic rigour yet accessible urgency, this collection remains a foundational challenge to anyone who believes the personal and the political can ever truly be separated.