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Feminism & Psychology, Vol. 17, No. 1, 93-108 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0959353507072914
© 2007 SAGE Publications

‘Spontaneous’ Sexual Consent: An Analysis of Sexual Consent Literature

Melanie A. Beres

International Institute for Qualitative Methodology, melanie.beres{at}ualberta.net

Sexual consent is an understudied and undertheorized concept despite its importance to feminist researchers and activists interested in sexual violence. Literature on consent, although sparse, has been produced from a variety of disciplines, including law, psychology, and sociology. This article is a critical review of current literature and current understandings of sexual consent. Different conceptualizations of consent are analysed including implicit and explicit definitions from legal theorists and sexual violence and consent researchers. Alternatives, including communicative sexuality, are discussed and feminist understandings of the social context of consent and the social forces that produce understandings of consent are examined. Directions for future research are suggested.

Key Words: coercion • rape • sexual assault • sexuality


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