Rape by the Numbers : : Producing and Contesting Scientific Knowledge about Sexual Violence / / Ethan Czuy Levine.

Science plays a substantial, though under-acknowledged, role in shaping popular understandings of rape. Statistical figures like “1 in 4 women have experienced completed or attempted rape” are central for raising awareness. Yet such scientific facts often become points of controversy, particularly a...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English
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Place / Publishing House:New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Critical Issues in Crime and Society
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Physical Description:1 online resource (236 p.) :; 24 b-w images, 6 tables
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • 1. Introduction
  • Part I. Conceptualizing Rape
  • 2. Locating the Problem
  • 3. Accounting for Rape
  • 4. Investigating the Aftermath
  • Part II. Social Mechanisms
  • 5. Choosing to Study Rape
  • 6. Dividends and Detriments of Dissent
  • 7. Conclusion
  • Appendix: Interview Guide
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index