Asking for It The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture--And What We Can Do about It |
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Author:
| Harding, Kate |
ISBN: | 978-0-7382-1702-4 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2015 |
Publisher: | Hachette Books
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Imprint: | Da Capo Lifelong |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $32.99 |
Book Description:
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Every seven minutes, someone in America commits a rape. And whether that's a football star, beloved celebrity, elected official, member of the clergy, or just an average Joe (or Joanna), there's probably a community eager to make excuses for that person.In Asking for It , Kate Harding combines in-depth research with an in-your-face voice to make the case that twenty-first-century America supports rapists more effectively than it supports victims. Drawing on real-world examples of what...
More DescriptionEvery seven minutes, someone in America commits a rape. And whether that's a football star, beloved celebrity, elected official, member of the clergy, or just an average Joe (or Joanna), there's probably a community eager to make excuses for that person.In Asking for It , Kate Harding combines in-depth research with an in-your-face voice to make the case that twenty-first-century America supports rapists more effectively than it supports victims. Drawing on real-world examples of what feminists call "rape culture",from politicos' revealing gaffes to institutional failures in higher education and the military,Harding offers ideas and suggestions for how we, as a society, can take sexual violence much more seriously without compromising the rights of the accused.