Asking for It
The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture--and What We Can Do about It
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Student & Student Life, Teaching, Teaching Methods, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Women&
| Author: | Kate Harding | ISBN: | 9780738217031 |
| Publisher: | Hachette Books | Publication: | August 25, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Da Capo Lifelong Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kate Harding |
| ISBN: | 9780738217031 |
| Publisher: | Hachette Books |
| Publication: | August 25, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Da Capo Lifelong Books |
| Language: | English |
**In the era of #metoo, a clear-eyed, sharp look at rape culture, sexual assault, harassment and violence against women--and what we can do about it.
"A timely and brilliant book." (Jessica Valenti)**
Every seven minutes, someone in America commits a rape. And whether that's a football star, beloved celebrity, elected official, member of the clergy, or just an average Joe (or Joanna), there's probably a community eager to make excuses for that person.
In Asking for It, Kate Harding combines in-depth research with a frank, no-holds-barred voice to make the case that twenty-first-century America supports rapists more effectively than it supports victims. From institutional failures in higher education to real-world examples of rape culture, Harding offers ideas and suggestions for how we, as a society, can take sexual violence much more seriously without compromising the rights of the accused.
**In the era of #metoo, a clear-eyed, sharp look at rape culture, sexual assault, harassment and violence against women--and what we can do about it.
"A timely and brilliant book." (Jessica Valenti)**
Every seven minutes, someone in America commits a rape. And whether that's a football star, beloved celebrity, elected official, member of the clergy, or just an average Joe (or Joanna), there's probably a community eager to make excuses for that person.
In Asking for It, Kate Harding combines in-depth research with a frank, no-holds-barred voice to make the case that twenty-first-century America supports rapists more effectively than it supports victims. From institutional failures in higher education to real-world examples of rape culture, Harding offers ideas and suggestions for how we, as a society, can take sexual violence much more seriously without compromising the rights of the accused.
