| Description |
xix, 428 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. Introduction. Rape and society -- Pt. II: Research and theory. Feminist theory and victims of rape ; Men who rape: psychodynamic and sociocultural evidence ; Individual definitions of rape: perspectives from attribution theory ; Institutional definitions of rape: the judiciary ; Community definitions of rape ; Summary of part II -- Pt. III. A community's definition of rape. Los Angeles study ; When a sexual encounter becomes a rape ; Ethnic, gender, and social-class differences in perceptions of rape ; Actors, causes, and solutions ; Respondents' personal and legal definitions of rape ; Rape in Los Angeles ; Los Angeles in context -- Pt. IV. Conclusions and implications. Defining rape in the United States -- Appendix 1. Questionnaire used in the Los Angeles study -- Appendix 2. Designing and analyzing vignettes -- Appendix 3. Supplementary tables from the Los Angeles study |
| Analysis |
California |
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Rape (Crimes) |
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Attitudes |
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Case studies |
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Los Angeles (US) |
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Overseas item |
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Rape |
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Research |
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Statistics |
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United States |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [384]-410 |
| Subject |
Public opinion -- United States.
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Rape -- Research -- United States.
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Rape -- California -- Los Angeles -- Case studies.
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Rape -- United States -- Public opinion.
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Rape -- United States.
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| LC no. |
88030764 |
| ISBN |
0822309017 |
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