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Rape by the numbers : producing and contesting scientific knowledge about sexual violence / Ethan Czuy Levine.

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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, part...

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Main Author: Levine, Ethan Czuy (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2021]
Series:Critical issues in crime and society.
Subjects:
Rape > United States.
Rape > Canada.
Sex crimes > United States.
Sex crimes > Canada.
Rape.
Sex crimes.
Canada.
United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Series Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • 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
  • About the Author
  • Series Titles.

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