Rape And Society: Readings On The Problem Of Sexual Assault

by Patricia Searles, Ronald Berger

Overview

In the 1970s rape became the point of departure for an ongoing feminist examination of the subordination and sexual victimization of women. More recently, domestic violence, prostitution, sexual harassment, and pornography have come to the forefront of investigators' concerns. Rape and Society returns to the original focus on rape, while also illum

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367320119
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/27/2019
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Patricia Searles is professor of sociology and women's studies at University of Wisconsin at Whitewater, where Ronald J. Berger is professor of sociology and coordinator of the Criminal Justice Program. Patricia Searles is professor of sociology and women's studies at University of Wisconsin at Whitewater, where Ronald J. Berger is professor of sociology and coordinator of the Criminal Justice Program.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Feminist foundations for the study of rape and society: rape poem, Marge Piercy; the trauma of rape - the case of Ms X, Diana E.H. Russell; the social context of rape - sexual scripts and motivation, Steve Jackson; sex and violence - a perspective, Catharine A. MacKinnon; hidden rape - sexual aggression and victimization in a national sample of students in higher education, Mary P. Koss. Part 2 Why men rape: Jay - an "armchair" rapist, Timothy Beneke; "riding the bull at Gilley's" - convicted rapists describe the rewards of rape, Diana Scully and Joseph Marolla; considering sex offenders - a model of sexual addiction, Judith Lewis Herman; pornography as sex discrimination, Catharine A. MacKinnon. Part 3 Varieties of rape and sexual assault: child sexual abuse, Ellen Bass; these are the things I remember, Maggie Hoyal; white man wants a black piece - the case of Sonia Morrell, Diana E.H. Russell; fraternities and rape on campus, Patricia Yancey Martin and Robert A. Hummer; types of marital rape, David Finkelhor and Kersti Yllo; the sexual politics of murder, Jane Caputi; making female bodies the battlefield, Susan Brownmiller; dispatch from Bosnia-Herzegovina - a 17-year-old survivor testifies to systematic rape, Nana Kadic; for a paralyzed woman raped and murdered while alone in her own apartment, Leslie A. Donoval. Part 4 Rape and the legal system: is it rape?, Susan Estrich; Jack and Ken, Timothy Beneke; discrediting victims' allegations of sexual assault - prosecutorial accounts of case rejections, Lisa Frohmann; rape, racism and the law, Jennifer Wriggins; rape-law reform - its nature, origins and impact, Ronald J. Berger et al. Part 5 Surviving and preventing rape: rape trauma syndrome, Ann Wolbert Burgess; when you grow up an abused child, Christina Glendenning; raped - a male survivor breaks his silence, Fred Pelka; and he turned around and ran away, Gail Groves; conclusion, Patricia Searles and Ronald J. Berger; "Our Stunning Harvest" (poem), Ellen Bass.

Editorial Reviews

There has been an explosion of books and articles on violence against women in recent years, many written from a feminist perspective, with rape the first such subject to receive extensive examination. Since the 1980s, incest, battery, and pornography have come to the forefront of investigators' concerns. The articles (and a handful of poems) collected here return to the focus on "rape as a paradigm for sexism in society." Chapters are divided into categories including feminist foundations for the study of rape and society; why men rape; and rape and the legal system. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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