Reproducing Rape: Domination Through Talk in the Courtroom

by Gregory M. Matoesian and MATOESIAN,

This book offers new insight into one of the most disturbing social problems of modern societies: rape. Using tape recordings of actual trials, Gregory M. Matoesian looks at the social construction of rape trials and at how a woman's experience of violation can be transformed in the courtroom into an act of routine, consensual sex.

Matoesian examines the language of the courtroom, focusing on how defense lawyers interpret and classify rape...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226510808
• ISBN13: 9780226510804
• Release Date: June 1993
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"