Reproducing Rape

Reproducing Rape
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 0226510794
ISBN-13 : 9780226510798
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Book Synopsis Reproducing Rape by : Gregory M. Matoesian

Download or read book Reproducing Rape written by Gregory M. Matoesian and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1993-06 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers new insight into one of the most disturbing social problems of modern societies: rape. Using tape recordings of actual trials, Gregory M. Matoesian looks at the social construction of rape trials and at how a woman's experience of violation can be transformed in the courtroom into an act of routine, consensual sex. Matoesian examines the language of the courtroom, focusing on how defense lawyers interpret and classify rape in a way that makes the victim's experience appear as a normal sexual encounter. He analyzes the language that defense attorneys use in cross-examination to argue that courtroom talk can shape the victim's testimony to fit male standards of legitimate sexual practice. On this view, cross-examination is an adversarial war of words through which lawyers manipulate reality and perpetuate the patriarchal domination of women. Reproducing Rape will interest students and professionals in law, criminology, sociology, feminist theory, linguistics, and anthropology.


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