Adultery: Infidelity and the Law

Description: Adultery: Infidelity and the Law [Hardcover] Deborah L. Rhode Product Overview At a time when legal and social prohibitions on sexual relationships are declining, Americans are still nearly unanimous in their condemnation of adultery. Over 90 percent disapprove of cheating on a spouse. In her comprehensive account of the legal and social consequences of infidelity, Deborah Rhode explores why. She exposes the harms that criminalising adultery inflicts, and she makes a compelling case for repealing adultery laws and prohibitions on polygamy. In the twenty-two states where adultery is technically illegal although widely practiced, it can lead to civil lawsuits, job termination, and loss of child custody. It is routinely used to threaten and tarnish public officials and undermine military careers. And running through the history of anti-adultery legislation is a double standard that has repeatedly punished women more severely than men. An unwritten law allowing a man to avoid conviction for killing his wife s lover remained common well into the twentieth century. Murder under these circumstances was considered an act of understandable passion. Adultery has been called the most creative of sins, and novelists and popular media have lavished attention on sexual infidelity. As a focus of serious study, however, adultery has received short shrift. Rhode combines a comprehensive account of the legal and social consequences of adultery with a forceful argument for halting the state's policing of fidelity. Read more Details Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harvard University Press (11 Mar. 2016) Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 272 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 51 Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 14.48 x 2.29 x 21.34 cm Best Sellers Rank: 5,112,829 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) 69,816 in Law (Books) 69,816 in Law (Books) Customer reviews: 2.9 2.9 out of 5 stars 5 ratings - - NB: Please note featured photo is drawn from a catalogue and not necessarily reflective of the actual condition of the item on sale -- please refer to condition notes for this. Any questions or requests for additional photos, please get in touch and we'd be more than happy to assist. - - NB:Please note featured photo is drawn from a catalogue and not necessarily reflective of the actual condition of the item on sale -- please refer to condition notes for this. Any questions or requests for additional photos, please get in touch and we'd be more than happy to assist.

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