A Feminist Redefinition of Rape and Sexual Assault: Historical Foundations and Change
作者:
Patricia L. N. Donat,
John D'Emilio,
期刊:
Journal of Social Issues
(WILEY Available online 1992)
卷期:
Volume 48,
issue 1
页码: 9-22
ISSN:0022-4537
年代: 1992
DOI:10.1111/j.1540-4560.1992.tb01154.x
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
The meanings of sexual assault and women's sexuality have changed significantly since the colonial period. At that time, women were valued for their sexual purity and were viewed as the center of the family. Sexual intercourse was acceptable only within marriage for the purpose of procreation. If a woman engaged in sex outside of marriage, even against her will, she was considered a “fallen” woman and was often blamed for her own victimization. With the feminist movement of the 1960s, rape was reconceptualized as a mechanism for maintaining male control and domination, a violent means of inducing fear in women and reinforcing their subordination to men. This reconceptualization has made a clear difference in the way our culture defines and understands sexual assault, but much still needs to cha
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