Invisible men: social reactions to male sexual coercion - bringing men and masculinities into community safety and public policy

COWBURN, M. (2010). Invisible men: social reactions to male sexual coercion - bringing men and masculinities into community safety and public policy. Critical social policy, 30 (2), 225-244.

[img]
Preview
PDF
Invisible_men_(CSP)_word.pdf - Accepted Version

Download (576kB) | Preview
Official URL: http://csp.sagepub.com/

Abstract

This paper considers three social reactions to the sexual violence of men, moral panics, risk assessments and denial. The first of these responses occurs primarily in the media, risk assessments are primarily the preserve of forensic professionals. Both of these areas construct male sexual violence in such a way that ignores issues related to the gendered nature of sexual violence. This paper reviews dominant forms of knowledge in relation to sex offenders and suggests that by ignoring men and masculinities, strategies for developing community safety are flawed. The paper concludes by suggesting a wider approach to community safety that incorporates education and a critical perspective on dominant ways of being male as a key part of preventing and reducing male sexual coercion.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: men, moral panics, risk assessment and community safety, sex offenders
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: Hallam Centre for Community Justice
Page Range: 225-244
Depositing User: Caroline Fixter
Date Deposited: 06 May 2010 15:34
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2021 07:54
URI: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/1776

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item

Downloads

Downloads per month over past year

View more statistics