Rape And Womans Identity

Download or read book Rape and Woman's Identity written by William B. Sanders and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1980-07 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rape is an assault on a woman's identity, reputation, and sense of self, according to the author. Sanders originally intended to study the interaction of police and rape victims, but found it necessary to widen the scope of his research to include the legal, cultural, and social context of rape; its typical physical process; the reasons for it; and its effect on victims. What emerges is a study of rape from every possible viewpoint -- one that leads the author to a discussion of sex role and self in society. 'Altogether, this book is eminently readable. It is written in a simple, comprehensive style, very rare in works employing a dramaturgical, ethnomethodological approach. The chapters and sections are short and peppered