| Rape And Society: Readings On The Problem Of Sexual Assault Contributor(s): Searles, Patricia (Author), Berger, Ronald (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813388244 ISBN-13: 9780813388243 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1995 Annotation: This interdisciplinary anthology provides a comprehensive treatment of the subject of rape, helping readers understand and explain rape, while sensitizing them to the personal and emotional dimensions of sexual violation. It includes theoretical, empirical, literary, and experiential selections, and represents the experiences of women of diverse backgrounds and lifestyles. The book is an essential resource for academics, professionals, and the general reader, as well as a superb text for undergraduate and graduate courses in women's studies, psychology, sociology, and criminology. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Gender Studies - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 364.153 |
| LCCN: 94040409 |
| Lexile Measure: 1350 |
| Series: Crime and Society |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.12" W x 9" (1.08 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 humanities and representing the experiences of women of diverse backgrounds and lifestyles. From the private torment of a child abused by her father to the horror of mass rape and ethnic cleansing in the former Yugoslavia, the authors analyze rape as a tool of humiliation, control, and terror. Rape and Society is an essential resource for academics and professionals and for anyone wanting to come to grips with the magnitude of the problem of sexual violence. Because the selections are moving as well as thought-provoking and varied in approach (theoretical, empirical, literary, and experiential), this interdisciplinary anthology is a superb text for undergraduate and graduate courses in women's studies, psychology, sociology, and criminology. It offers incisive analyses and carefully designed research to help us understand and explain rape while sensitizing us to the personal dimensions of sexual victimization and the emotional toll of living in a violent society. There are hopeful voices here too, helping readers envision a safer and more humane world, offering concrete suggestions for social change, and encouraging us all to gather the power and courage to take on the work that lies before us. |