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 illuminating the interconnections among the many forms of violence against women.The book provides a comprehensive treatment of the subject, drawing on writers and researchers from across a range of social and behavioral sciences and the...
In the 1970s rape became the point of departure for an ongoing feminist examination of the subordination and sexual victimization of women. More recen...
Ronald J. Berger Patricia Searles Charles E. Cottle
Feminists do not present a united front on either the legal and political remedies they propose, or definitions of sexuality and appropriate standards representing it. This study is the first to treat pornography within the context of the debate among feminists, also examining nonfeminist views embodied in popular opinion and social policy. Presenting an in-depth review of feminist and nonfeminist literature, it explores influential feminist ideologies as well as those that are only beginning to be voiced.
The authors first review the femininst movement in relation to the pornography...
Feminists do not present a united front on either the legal and political remedies they propose, or definitions of sexuality and appropriate standa...
