Social Work and Sexual Violence...Assignment #4

Felicia McCaw
SW 314
Social Work and
Sexual Violence
Assignment #4

Reference: Gale Power Search
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119.8 (June 2006): p2464
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Inbred obscurity: Improving incest laws in the shadow of the “sexual family”


Name of Study

Inbred obscurity: improving incest laws in the shadow of the “sexual family”

Literature

Incest is as relayed by this article a taboo in any culture and the evaluation of the connotations as to why this type of relationship is prohibited. The word in itself “Incest” can reflect nonconsensual and consensual relationships that reflect both a permissive and non-permissive state of interactions. Because of this type of behavior criminal incest laws reside in the majority of states in this country. Therefore, any act of non-consent equates to rape in courts of laws and would be supportive defensible rationale for incest prohibitions.

Method Used to Conduct the Study

No methodology used to conduct a study but clear and concise factual detailing of statutes reflected to indicate the lack of permissiveness for con-consent relationships and permissiveness for consent relationships.

Measures

The article reflects not a study of participants but rather a group of examples or cases of scenarios on incest and interactive marriages and how they were judged in a court of law and some of the rather intriguing ways that incestuous marriages were summarily evaluated and dismissed.

Results

Relayed is that as the common core incest is a taboo and reflects the illegal nature of marriage between relatives. Further that it is a convictable crime in every state in this country but as relayed that contrary to rules there is a loophole in Indiana’s criminal statutes to allow the evading of prosecution for incestuous marriages conducted in another state but when the parties move to Indiana they are not prosecuted for incest when married.





Felicia McCaw
SW 314
Assignment #4
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Conclusion of the Study

Therefore based on facts situated and put forward comes the thought that laws are intertangled with outdated laws and notions regarding the true nature and reason for marriage and family. Further it is a problem and the victims of such unions are the children who have no knowledge and are buried in secrets and may suffer birth defects – physically or emotionally.

My Opinion/thoughts about the study

Also, the nature of this article proves that this situational relationship is tolerated and condoned when in my opinion is it should never be condoned as a true union. Consequently, unified laws should be established and a framework for what is allowable and not should be established as a
fact.