Acquaintance rape : the hidden crime

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Acquaintance rape : the hidden crime

edited by Andrea Parrot and Laurie Bechhofer

(Wiley series on personality processes)

Wiley, c1991

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"A Wiley-Interscience publication."

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

A collection of essays written by psychologists, social workers and educators which defines the problem of acquaintance rape. The papers discuss factors contributing to the problem, the characteristics of assailants, the psychological impact on victims and societal response.

Table of Contents

  • DEFINING THE PROBLEM: Rape Myth
  • ATTITUDES ABOUT ACQUAINTANCE RAPE: Attributions of Responsibility
  • FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO ACQUAINTANCE RAPE: Sex-Role Socialization Alcohol
  • Misperception as an Antecedent of Acquaintance Rape: A Consequence of Ambiguity in Communication Between Women and Men
  • TYPES OF ACQUAINTANCE RAPE: Non-violent Sexual Coercion
  • Wife Rape
  • Gang Rape on Campus
  • VICTIMS: Factors That Increase Likelihood of Victimization
  • Women as Victims: Antecedents and Consequences
  • Male Victims
  • ASSAILANTS: Sexually Coercive College Males
  • Attraction to Sexual Aggression
  • EFFECTS OF ACQUAINTANCE RAPE: The Psychological Impact of Stranger versus Non-Stranger Rape on Victims' Recovery
  • Effects on the Female Victim
  • SOCIETAL RESPONSE: Conceptual and Practical Analysis of Therapy for Victims
  • Medical Community Responses: Recommendations
  • The Law
  • AVOIDANCE AND PREVENTION: The Personal Perspective
  • A Three-Tier Approach
  • Institutional Response: Recommendations for College Policies and Procedures.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA12448083
  • ISBN
    • 0471510238
  • LCCN
    90038127
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxiii, 401 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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