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Just sex? : the cultural scaffolding of rape Nicola Gavey

By: Gavey, Nicola.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Women and psychology.Publisher: London : Routledge, 2019Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xvi, 302 pages. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 978-1-138-33620-9.Subject(s): PSYCHOLOGY | RAPE | SEX CRIMES | VICTIMS | SEXUAL VIOLENCE | NEW ZEALANDDDC classification: 364.1532 JUS Summary: The author provides an extensive commentary on the existing literature on rape, analysing recent research to examine the psychological and cultural conditions of possibility for contemporary sexual violence. This second edition has been updated and expanded to be extremely timely and relevant, with the most recent high-profile rape cases - the Stanford rape case and the Belfast rape cases - being tried in the media and online. The rise of the Hollywood Harvey Weinstein scandal and the #MeToo movement makes this book incredibly useful and necessary to those who are working within the area of sexual violence. (From the back cover). Record #6542
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The author provides an extensive commentary on the existing literature on rape, analysing recent research to examine the psychological and cultural conditions of possibility for contemporary sexual violence. This second edition has been updated and expanded to be extremely timely and relevant, with the most recent high-profile rape cases - the Stanford rape case and the Belfast rape cases - being tried in the media and online. The rise of the Hollywood Harvey Weinstein scandal and the #MeToo movement makes this book incredibly useful and necessary to those who are working within the area of sexual violence. (From the back cover). Record #6542

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