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Confronting rape and sexual assault / edited by Mary E. Odem and Jody Clay-Warner.

Title
Confronting rape and sexual assault / edited by Mary E. Odem and Jody Clay-Warner.
Publication
Wilmington, Del. : Scholarly Resources, 1998.

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Additional Authors
  • Clay-Warner, Jody, 1968-
  • Odem, Mary E.
Description
xxiv, 287 p.; 24 cm.
Summary
CONFRONTING RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT looks beyond the stereotypical ideas of rape--a woman attacked by an unknown assailant in a dark alley. Topics include sexual violence against men, date rape, marital rape, the effects of pornography, and the racial-ethnic issues surrounding rape.
Series Statement
Worlds of women ; no. 3
Uniform Title
Worlds of women ; no. 3.
Alternative Title
Rape and sexual assault
Subject
  • Feminist theory > United States
  • Male rape victims > United States
  • Rape > United States
  • Rape victims > United States
  • Sex crimes > United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-281).
  • Filmography: p. 283-287.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
  • I. Speaking out. Rape poem / Marge Piercy -- Surviving rape : a morning/mourning ritual / Andrea Benton Rushing -- Rape sonnets / Andi Rosenthal -- Mikvah ceremony for Laura / Laura Levitt and Sue Ann Wasserman. II. Defining the problem. A feminist redefinition of rape and sexual assault : historical foundations and change / Patricia L.N. Donat and John D'Emilio -- Hidden rape : sexual aggression and victimization in a national sample of students in higher education / Mary P. Koss -- Wife rape and the law / Diana E.H. Russell -- The effects of sexual assault on men : a survey of twenty-two victims / Gilliam Mezey and Michael King. III. Why rape happens. The socio-cultural context of rape : a cross-cultural study / Peggy Reeves Sanday -- "Riding the bull at Gilley's" : convicted rapists describe the rewards of rape / Diana Scully and Joseph Marolla -- Rape myths / Martha R. Burt -- Sexual aggression, masculinity, and fathers / David Lisak.
  • IV. Institutional and cultural context. Fraternities and rape on campus / Patricia Yancey Martin and Robert A. Hummer -- Mass media, sexual violence, and male viewers / Edward Donnerstein and Daniel Linz -- Rape, racism, and the law / Jennifer Wriggins -- Gender, ethnicity, and sexual assault : findings from a Los Angeles study / Susan B. Sorenson and Judith M. Siegel. V. Strategies for change. The effects of resistance strategies on rape / Janice M. Zoucha-Jensen and Ann Coyne -- Organizational and community transformation : the case of a rape crisis center / Patricia Yancey Martin [and others] -- Rape and the law / Carol Bohmer -- Clarence, William, Iron Mike, Tailhook, Senator Packwood, Spur Posse, Magic--and us / Michael S. Kimmel.
ISBN
  • 0842025987 (alk. paper)
  • 0842025995 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^^97016990^
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library