TY  - BOOK
AU  - Harding,Kate
TI  - Asking for it: the alarming rise of rape culture--and what we can do about it 
SN  - 9780738217024 (paperback)
AV  - HV6556 .H37 2015
U1  - 364.15/32 23
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Boston, MA
PB  - Da Capo Lifelong, A Member of the Perseus Books Group
KW  - Sexual harassment of women
KW  - Rape
KW  - Women
KW  - Crimes against
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "From Congressman Todd Akin's "legitimate rape" gaffe to the high school rapists of Steubenville, Ohio, to the furor at Vanderbilt, sexual violence has been so prominent in recent years that the feminist term "rape culture" has finally entered the mainstream. But what, exactly, is it? And how do we change it? In Asking for It, Kate Harding answers those questions in the same blunt, bullshit-free voice that has made her a powerhouse feminist blogger. Combining in-depth research with practical knowledge, Asking for It makes the case that twenty-first-century America-where it's estimated that out of every 100 rapes only 5 result in felony convictions-supports rapists more effectively than victims. Harding offers ideas and suggestions for how we, as a culture, can take rape much more seriously without compromising the rights of the accused. "--
ER  -