Carnal Knowledge
Rape on Trial
Sue Lees(Author)
Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 24. April 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-14-023915-7 (ISBN)
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Description
Sue Lees has spent the last four years conducting three separate pieces of research into rape and sexual assault in Britain. Drawing on unique data on rape trials, police records of reported rape and sexual assault, and detailed questionnaires filled in by women who have been raped describing their assailants, Lees comes to the conclusion that the motivation for rape is not passion but rather sadistic, dominating, aggressive or even murderous intention. This book proposes that an understanding of sexual violence requires an analysis of the relations between social control mechanisms, hegemonic masculinity and socio-economical factors. It argues that the confusions and controversies around feminist thinking on the subject do not necessarily help understanding of the issues.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
215 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-023915-7 (9780140239157)
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Book
07/2002
2nd Edition
The Women's Press Ltd
€36.08
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Content
Women speak out; gang rape - the reported crime; rape masquerading as seduction; juistice imbalanced; sexual reputation and credibiity; serial aquaintance rapists set free; problems of the adversarial system; challenging the stereotypes of rapists; reforming the judiciary. Appendices: rape - drop-out and conviction rates 1985-94; summary of the three research projects.