I Never Called It Rape: The Ms. Report on Recognizing, Fighting, and Surviving Date and Aquaintance Rape

Warshaw, Robin

ISBN 10: 0060551267 / ISBN 13: 9780060551261

Published by Harpercollins, 1988

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The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: I Never Called It Rape: The Ms. Report on Recognizing, Fighting, and Surviving Date and Aquaintance Rape
• Publisher: Harpercollins
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060551267
• ISBN 13: 9780060551261
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

Book by Warshaw, Robin

Reviews

Based on first-person accounts, scholarly studies and data from a nationwide survey of college campuses conducted by Ms. magazine, freelance journalist Warshaw draws a devastating portrait of men who rape women they know. The Ms. survey reveals that 25% of the college women polled have been the victims of rape or attempted rape, 84% of the victims were acquainted with the attacker and 57% of the rapes happened on dates. One in 12 of the male respondents admitted to acts that meet the legal definition of rape or attempted rape. Warshaw, herself the victim of an acquaintance rape, handles an inherently sensational subject with compassion and restraint. She describes and condemns the social milieu that condones such acts by encouraging men to see sex as conquest and women to view sexual coercion as part of the "dating game." There is realistic, practical advice on how women can protect themselves against attacks by acquaintances and on how men can prevent this type of rape. Literary Guild alternate; author tour.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

This book by journalist Warshaw is the culmination of a Ms. magazine survey funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. The three-year study (conducted by Mary P. Koss, a clinical psychologist) surveyed 6100 undergraduates on 32 campuses to determine the amount of sexual aggression and characteristics of victimizers and victims, and to measure psychological aftereffects. The book combines results of the studythe most extensive of the topic to datewith firsthand accounts and professional literature. Highly recommended; its audience would include high school students. Frada L. Mozenter, Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte Lib.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.