The Female Fear: The Social Cost of Rape

252 Pages·1991·9.685 MB·English

by  Margaret T. Gordon, Stephanie Riger

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The female fe : the social cost of rape / Margaret T. Gordon,
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Stephanie Riger.
p. cm.
Reprint. Originally published: New York : Free Press, c1989.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-2520-6169-1 (alk. paper)
1. Rape-United States-Psychological aspects. 2. Women-United
States-Attitudes-Case studies. 3. Fear of crime-United States­
Case studies. 4.R ape-United States-Public opinion. 5. Public
opinion-United States. I. Riger, Stephanie. II. Title.
HV6561.G67 1991
362.88'3-dc20 90-45161
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To the Susans of our Cities
and
to Sarah and Seth, Matthew and Jake, our children

Contents
List of Tables and Figures
lX
Preface to the Paperback Edition
Xl
Preface
Xlll
..
Ackno'Yl edgments
XVll
Leaming to Fear 1
1
The Pervasiveness of Female Fear
2 8
The Realities of Rape
3 23
The Aftermath of Rape
4 40
Society's Response
5 47
Views from the Law (with Shirley Dvorin)
6 57
Exploitation of Women's Fear (with Linda Heath)
7 67
Coping Strategies
8 90
Should Women Fear?
9 118
Society's Responsibility
10 125
Afterword
137
Appendix A: ln-person lnterview Schedule 141
Appendix B: Methodological Notes
195
Notes
201
References
213
.lndex
227