Understanding Sexual Violence: A Study of Convicted Rapists
Author:   Diana Scully
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415911085


Pages:   218
Publication Date:   15 September 1990
Format:   Paperback
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Understanding Sexual Violence: A Study of Convicted Rapists


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.

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Author:   Diana Scully
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.400kg
ISBN:  

9780415911085


ISBN 10:   0415911087
Pages:   218
Publication Date:   15 September 1990
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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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;

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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Diana Scully

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