Understanding Sexual Violence: A Study of Convicted Rapists

by Diana Scully

Overview

Understanding Sexual Violence examines the structural supports for rape in sexually violent cultures and dispels a number of myths about sexual violence--for example, that childhood abuse, alcohol, and drugs are direct causes of rape.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135220273
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/18/2013
Series:	Perspectives on Gender
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	218
File size:	749 KB

About the Author

Diana Scully

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 A Glimpse Inside; Chapter 2 Rape Is the Problem; Chapter 3 Profile of Convicted Rapists; Chapter 4 Nothing Is Rape: Justifying Sexual Violence; Chapter 5 No One Is a Rapist: Excusing Sexual Violence; Chapter 6 Rape: A Low-Risk, High-Reward Crime; Chapter 7 Isn’t Rape Men’s Problem?; afterword Afterword: Defending Against Rape;

Editorial Reviews

"In discussing the role of alcohol in accounts of violence, Scully offers important insights for research on violence in general." — Women's Review of Books

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