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Covers the experience of a range of forms of sexual violence over women's lifetimes. Drawing on feminist theory, developing a critique of male research and quoting extensively from the women interviewed, the book develops feminist thought in several key areas.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vi

Guide to transcription of interviews vii

Introduction ix

1 ‘Sharing a particular pain’: researching sexual violence 1

2 A central issue: sexual violence and feminist theory 20

3 The knowledge explosion: an overview of previous research 43

4 ‘It’s happened to so many women’: sexual violence as a continuum (1) 74

5 ‘It’s everywhere’: sexual violence as a continuum (2) 97

6 ‘I’m not sure what to call it but . . .’: defining sexual violence 138

7 Victims or survivors?: resistance, coping and survival 159

8 ‘It leaves a mark’: coping with the consequences of sexual violence 186

9 ‘I’ll challenge it now wherever I see it’: from individual survival to collective resistance 217

Notes 239

Select bibliography 266

Index 268

Surviving Sexual Violence

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      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 22 September 1988
      ISBN-13 9780745604633
      978-0745604633
      ISBN-10 0745604633
      Also in:
      Feminism and feminist theory Society and culture: general Violence and abuse in society

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Covers the experience of a range of forms of sexual violence over women's lifetimes. Drawing on feminist theory, developing a critique of male research and quoting extensively from the women interviewed, the book develops feminist thought in several key areas.

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgements vi

      Guide to transcription of interviews vii

      Introduction ix

      1 ‘Sharing a particular pain’: researching sexual violence 1

      2 A central issue: sexual violence and feminist theory 20

      3 The knowledge explosion: an overview of previous research 43

      4 ‘It’s happened to so many women’: sexual violence as a continuum (1) 74

      5 ‘It’s everywhere’: sexual violence as a continuum (2) 97

      6 ‘I’m not sure what to call it but . . .’: defining sexual violence 138

      7 Victims or survivors?: resistance, coping and survival 159

      8 ‘It leaves a mark’: coping with the consequences of sexual violence 186

      9 ‘I’ll challenge it now wherever I see it’: from individual survival to collective resistance 217

      Notes 239

      Select bibliography 266

      Index 268

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