Just Sex?

The Cultural Scaffolding of Rape

Author: Nicola Gavey
ISBN: 9780415310727

Winner of the Association for Women In Psychology 2006 Distinguished Publication Award!The past two decades have witnessed a significant shift in how rape is understood in Western societies. This shift in perception has revealed the startling frequency of occurrences of date rape, obscuring the divide between rape and what was once just sex. Just Sex? combines an overview of the existing literature with an analysis of recent research to examine the psychological and cultural implications of this new epidemic. The result is the conclusion that feminist theory on sexual victimisation has gone both too far and not far enough. The reader is presented with a challenging and original perspective on the issues of rape, sex and the body, incorporating subjects including:* rape as a social problem* the social constructionism of sex, subjectivity and the body* heterosexuality under the microscopeThis book succeeds in making a valuable contribution to feminist and social contructionist work on r

Publisher: Psychology Press
Publish Date: 2005

Subjects: Psychology / Social Psychology, Social Science / Gender Studies

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Sexual Assault/Harassment)