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Summary:

Explores date rape, including what it is, why it happens, and its impact on victims, with information on resources and counseling and support programs.

Table of Contents:

• 1. The Reality of Acquaintance Rape
• 2. Women You Know
• 3. Why Date Rape and Acquaintance Rape Are So Widespread
• 4. Why Women Are "Safe" Victims
• 5. The Aftereffects of Acquaintance Rape
• 6. Men Who Rape Women They Know
• 7. Gang or "Party" Rapes
• 8. Teenagers and Acquaintance Rape
• 9. Police, Court, and University Responses to Acquaintance Rape
• 10. For Women: How to Prevent Acquaintance Rape
• 11. For Men: The Benefits of Change
• 12. Whose Responsibility Is It? Parents, Schools, Lawmakers, and Acquaintance Rape
• 13. Helping the Acquaintance-Rape Survivor
• 14. What to Do if Acquaintance Rape Happens to You
• Afterword: The Methods Used in the Ms. Project on Campus Sexual Assault / Mary P. Koss.

Author/Creator:

Warshaw, Robin

Contributors:

Koss, Mary P. , writer of afterword

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

I never called it rape: the Ms. report on recognizing, fighting, and surviving date and acquaintance rape [by Warshaw, R.]

Subjects:

Acquaintance rape — United States — Case studies

Rape victims — United States — Case studies

Rape — United States — Prevention

Acquaintance rape

Rape victims

Rape — Prevention

Rape

United States

Genres:

Case studies

General Notes:

"Ms. magazine/Sarah Lazin books."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-222) and index.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 227 pages ; 21 cm

Call Numbers:

HV6561 .W38 1994

ISBNs:

0060925728 (pbk.)
9780060925727 (pbk.)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

87046180

OCLC Numbers:

30909577