The Female Fear - Hardcover

Gordon, Margaret T.; Riger, Stephanie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0029124905 ISBN 13: 9780029124901

Publisher: The Free Press, 1989

Synopsis

The authors examine the female fear of rape, probe the myths and realities of rape and society's response, and explore strategies women have developed to protect themselves from its horrifying occurrence.

About this title

From Publishers Weekly:

Most urban women suffer from a fear of rape, which is compounded by sexual taboos about discussing it, antiquated rape laws and a male-dominated court system, according to Gordon, a consultant on rape prevention who teaches journalism at Northwestern University, and Riger, associate professor of psychology at Lake Forrest College in Illinois. This significant, comprehensive study, spurred by the past decade's sizable increase in rapes, is based on interviews and telephone surveys of hundreds of men and women. The authors explore the source of this fear of rape, its influence on the quality of women's lives, the results in relationships with men and the methods of coping with the physical trauma. Few women resist rapists, the authors maintain, but to avoid the danger of rape, they severely restrict their activities, especially at night.
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About this edition

• Publisher: The Free Press
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0029124905
• ISBN 13: 9780029124901
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 230