Description
Book SynopsisAimed at students, parents, faculty members, university leaders, service providers, and lawmakers, Campus Sexual Assault seeks to put an end to the silence around sexual trauma by giving voice to those closest to it and providing tools for others to hear with-and to act on.
Trade ReviewCampus Sexual Assault provides in-depth insight into the post-assault experiences of college women. It frames women as agentic beings who conceptualize their experiences and cope with their assault in a multitude of ways. By highlighting the individual pathways for recovery, readers are offered a deeper understanding of how women adapt and move forward following sexual assault. PsycCRITIQUES Lauren Germain has written a powerful, important, and timely book that helps the reader understand the devastation caused by campus sexual assault... A must read for educators! Choice
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
1. What We Don't Know about Campus Sexual Assault
2. The Paradox of Embodied Agency
3. Managing Identity
4. Telling Friends and Family
5. Seeking Justice
6. The Beautiful Process of Empowerment
7. Agency and Campus Sexual Assault
Appendixes
A. Participant Demographics and Case Details
B. Methodological Notes
C. Supplementary Ideas
Notes
Bibliography
Index
