Male Rape
The Emergence of a Social and Legal Issue
Published on 1. January 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
IX, 265 pages
978-1-349-35584-6 (ISBN)
Description
Focusing on male-on-male rape, this book looks at the common myths surrounding this taboo issue, including the idea that 'men who rape other men must be homosexual' and that 'real men can't be raped'. It also reveals that men are not only raped in prison, as is commonly believed, and that they suffer similar trauma to female survivors of rape.
Reviews / Votes
'Although the topic of male rape is receiving increasing research interest in the forensic, clinical and social psychological literature, there are currently very few academic texts relating to this issue. I applaud Dr. Abdullah-Kahn for under-taking this timely and potentially very useful book.'
Dr. Michelle Davies, Senior Lecturer of Psychology, University of Central Lancashire, UK.
More details
Edition
1st ed. 2008
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
IX, 265 p.
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
366 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-35584-6 (9781349355846)
DOI
10.1057/9780230227651
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Person
Noreen Abdullah-Khan is Assistant Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Gulf University of Science and Technology, Kuwait.
Content
Introduction Taking Victims into Account and Considering the Impact of Victim blame. Contextualising the Issue of Male Rape Theoretical Explanations for the Occurrence of Male Researching Male on Male Rape Challenging Myths? Male Rape in the News The Metropolitan Police Service The Nature and Impact of Male Rape: Empirical Findings from Survivors of Male Rape Policy Directions for Male Rape and Conclusions.