Understanding Sexual Violence: A Study of Convicted Rapists

ISBN-13: 9780415911085 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 218 str.

Diana Scully;Scully Diana

Opis

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.

Recenzje

"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

Spis treści

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;

O autorze

Diana Scully