Male On Male Rape: The Hidden Toll of Stigma and Shame
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (684 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0306456273 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Depending on how one classifies this book, there is something of great value for clinicians, academics, social scientists, and lay readers. The book shines its brightest as a guide for rape survivors and helping professionals. -- Kerry Lobel, Executive Director of the National Lesbian and Gay Task Force ,Lambda Book Report, March 1998. Scarce is at his best as the rape crisis counselor, helping us understand our feelings and navigating resources. 10, 1995The rape crisis movement is more than twenty-five years old, yet there are few resources available to support the survivor of male on male rape in his recovery and few materials to guide those with the responsibility for providing him with services. This is an important
Michael Scarce, coordinator of a rape education and prevention program and a survivor of adult male rape, investigates the substantial effects of male-on-male sexual violence on individuals and society, dispelling popular myths and questioning why most communities cannot or will not confront the problem of same-sex sexual violence. This groundbreaking book is the culmination of years of research that includes numerous interviews with straight and gay male rape survivors, an analysis of popular media, case studies, and the author's own personal and professional experience. Male on Male Rape: The Hidden Toll of Stigma and Shame examines a form of violence that, despite worldwide prevalence, remains vastly underreported and unrecognized. It is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the prevention of rape or the healing of rape's devastating effects.. Male on Male Rape shatters the silence surrounding this sexual violence in our society while offering concrete initiatives and strategies for addressing the rape of men by men
Serving as a national consultant and lecturer on sexual health, he is also the author of Smearing the Queer: Medical Bias in the Health Care of Gay Men. . He is the former Coordinator of Ohio State University's Rape Education and Prevention Program. His work has appeared in publications such as the Journal of Homosexuality, J
Still the only book on male on male rape based on the research! crim law prof You have to wonder where are the other men writing books about the research and conducting research on rape of adult men. This book is dated now and some reviewers have noted legal information is in some cases incorrect now. That is not Scarce's fault and is not a fault of the book. The book was an ambitious undertaking which gathered all sources of research and official data at the time. It remains the only book focused on understanding the dynamics and distribution of rapes of men many years later. Sadly, most books on male rape victims are about kids and the few that look at adults inexplicably ignore men rap. Willow Arune said A Survivor Agrees. As a survivor of male rape, I am happy that a book on this overlooked subject is finally available. Further, not only is this the only book to treat the subject, it does so in a very effective manner. It is not simply acedemic; it is also gripping and real. The personal stories are tales of horror. Male rape is a truly unknown crime. After I was raped repeatedly, I tired to find help. Instead, I was cast out for I "must have wanted it" - one of the myths dealt with by the writer.Rape, no matter what sex the victim, is a horrid affair. There is much more support for female victims; males often go untreated and su. "Important - but flawed" according to Kindle Customer. This is a fantastic book for raising awareness. However, it is unfortunate that such an important topic - and what I had hoped would be a truly informative and helpful book in my work with male survivors - has so many inaccuracies. The descriptions of state's sexual assault legislation alone is now more than 1Important - but flawed This is a fantastic book for raising awareness. However, it is unfortunate that such an important topic - and what I had hoped would be a truly informative and helpful book in my work with male survivors - has so many inaccuracies. The descriptions of state's sexual assault legislation alone is now more than 13 years out of date - and were 8 years out of date when published. Though it has not been a simple process, many rape crisis centers, who face the same lack of information about male rape as survivors, have been doing much to help male survivors since the early 1990s.. years out of date - and were 8 years out of date when published. Though it has not been a simple process, many rape crisis centers, who face the same lack of information about male rape as survivors, have been doing much to help male survivors since the early 1990s.