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Sexually Aggressive Women: Current Perspectives and Controversies
This pioneering volume is the first to examine in depth the sensitive and controversial topic of female sexual aggression. Working from a range of theoretical perspectives, contributors challenge prevailing stereotypes of women as passive or resistant participants in heterosexual interaction, and men as initiators or aggressors. Like men, the book proposes, many women are clearly interested in sex and some are sexually aggressive. Bringing much-needed attention to ethical, political, and conceptual questions surrounding this neglected area of inquiry, this volume is rich with insights that will enhance clinical work and set new directions for future research.
244 pages, Hardcover
First published June 22, 1998
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September 14, 2024
This book is exceptionally important in the study of interpersonal relationships.
This is one of the early books that raises awareness regarding gender neutral studies of sexual offending.
Since this book was published in 1998, the U.S. Department of Justice has changed its definition of sexual assault to a gender neutral definition. Enlightened countries across the world have also changed their definitions of sexual assault to gender neutral definitions. Exceptions are fascist countries such as Britain which retain outdated and sexist definitions of the offense.
The USDOJ changed its definition in 2012. Subsequently, the USDOJ and the Center for DIsease Control conducted the first gender neutral studies in history of sex offending. They found that despite sexist arrest rates which show that our government heavily discriminates against men in making arrests, women were as often sex offenders as men.
These realizations, explored in this important work, have lead to increased enforcement efforts to protect men and boys from female sex predators.
I highly recommend this well-researched book to any serious students of the problems of interpersonal violence and sexual violence in our culture.
This is one of the early books that raises awareness regarding gender neutral studies of sexual offending.
Since this book was published in 1998, the U.S. Department of Justice has changed its definition of sexual assault to a gender neutral definition. Enlightened countries across the world have also changed their definitions of sexual assault to gender neutral definitions. Exceptions are fascist countries such as Britain which retain outdated and sexist definitions of the offense.
The USDOJ changed its definition in 2012. Subsequently, the USDOJ and the Center for DIsease Control conducted the first gender neutral studies in history of sex offending. They found that despite sexist arrest rates which show that our government heavily discriminates against men in making arrests, women were as often sex offenders as men.
These realizations, explored in this important work, have lead to increased enforcement efforts to protect men and boys from female sex predators.
I highly recommend this well-researched book to any serious students of the problems of interpersonal violence and sexual violence in our culture.
April 3, 2023
Skimmed through it for school.
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