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Diana Russell analyses and compares the prevalence and causes of three forms of sexual exploitation -- rape, child sexual abuse, and sexual harassment in the workplace. Although public awareness of sexual and non-sexual abuse of adults and children has grown steadily over the past few years, the three categories have been analysed and treated as separate issues. Diana Russell uses an original analytical framework to integrate extensive literature on these topics, revealing numerous links between issues that are often considered separate and distinct.
List of contents
PART ONE: RAPE: PREVALENCE, SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The Incidence and Prevalence of Rape
Male Rape and Female Rapists
Social Characteristics of Rape Victims and Rapists
Psychological Chararcteristics of Rapists
PART TWO: THE CAUSES OF RAPE
Factors Creating a Predisposition to Rape
Factors Reducing Internal Inhibitions Against Rape
Factors Reducing Social Inhibitions Against Rape
Factors Reducing Potential Victim¿s Ability to Avoid Rape
PART THREE: CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE: PREVALENCE AND THE LAW
Child Sexual Abuse and the Law
The Incidence and Prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse
The Gender Gap Among Perpetrators of Child Sexual Abuse
PART FOUR: THE CAUSES OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
Factors Creating Sexual Feelings Toward Children
Factors Reducing Internal Inhibitions Against Child Sexual Abuse
Factors Reducing Social Inhibitions Against Child Sexual Abuse
PART FIVE: SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Conclusion
