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Male Rape : The Emergence of a Social and Legal Issue /

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Focusing on male-on-male rape, this book looks at the common myths surrounding this taboo issue, including the idea that 'men who rape other men must be homosexual' and that 'real men can't be raped'. It also reveals that men are not only raped in prison, as is commonly beli...

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Main Author: Abdullah-Khan, Noreen (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Subjects:
Social Sciences.
Crime and Society.
Criminology & Criminal Justice.
Law, general.
Social Policy.
Sociology, general.
Youth Offending and Juvenile Justice.
Crime > Sociological aspects.
Criminology.
Juvenile delinquents.
Law.
Social policy.
Social sciences.
Sociology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Focusing on male-on-male rape, this book looks at the common myths surrounding this taboo issue, including the idea that 'men who rape other men must be homosexual' and that 'real men can't be raped'. It also reveals that men are not only raped in prison, as is commonly believed, and that they suffer similar trauma to female survivors of rape.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (IX, 265 pages)
ISBN:9780230227651
DOI:10.1057/9780230227651