Accounting for Rape: Psychology, Feminism and Discourse Analysis in the Study of Sexual Violence

"Accounting for Rape" presents an original perspective on the subject of rape, focusing on both female and male sexual violence. The authors investigate everyday beliefs about rape, to examine how blaming the victim and the normalization of rape are achieved by people in a discussion about sexual violence. They synthesize discursive psychology and a feminist standpoint to explore precisely how rape and rape victimhood are defined in ways that reflect the social, political and cultural conditions of society. This book will be of great interest to those studying social and clinical psychology, cultural studies, sociology, womens studies and communication studies.