SOCIOLOGY OF RAPE

Summer Semester, 2008
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Schedule
Date	Topics	Reading Assignment: JSTOR and Web URL's
May 19	Introduction to the course: Sociology of Rape History and development of the course Myth Project	You will need access to a computer to read the course material.
May 19-20	Rape Myths; What are they? Why do myths exist and persist? Some Concepts Related to Sexual Assault Rape Typologies	High School Students' Adherence To Rape Myths And The Effectiveness Of High School Rape- Awareness Programs. (Proto-Campise, Laura; Belknap, Joanne; et al) Feminist Rape Education: Does It Work? (Mary Margaret Fonow etal) Rape Myths And Religiosity. (Freymeyer, Robert H.) Does 'No' Really Mean 'No' After You Say 'Yes'? (Monson, Candice M.; Langhinrichsen-Rohling, Jennifer; Binderup, Tisha) Links to Rape Myths	Barbados(Web Link) Me and a Gun(Web Link) RAINN(Web Link)
May 20 - 21	Facts and Figures Concerning Rape. Sources of Statistical "facts." Problems with existing figures. Official Police Statistics National Crime Survey England Definitions	Uniform Crime Report National Crime Survey How Big a Problem is Sexual Violence? Minnesota Statistics A list of links to statistics Statistics Project	NCVS(Web Link) Tables from NCVS UCR(Web Link) England
May 22-23	Rape, Race and the Social Control of African Americans and Women. The Control of African Americans (presentation format) Control of African Americans (html) Feminist Theory and Control Presentation format of Feminist Theory Rape and Evolution - Discussion	Wells' Biography; Lynching in America Lynching in Georgia Anti-Lynch Harriet Martineau Society in America THE TRIALS OF GIRLHOOD. Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl, Seven Years Concealed. (Harriet Jacobs) THE JEALOUS MISTRESS. Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl, Seven Years Concealed. (Harriet Jacobs) THE TRIALS OF "THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS," By Douglas O. Linder Forgotten Men And Media Celebrities: Arkansas Newspaper Coverage Of Condemned Delta Defendants In The 1930s. (Marlin Shipman.) New Bedford Massachusetts, March 6 1983 - March 22, 1984: The "Before and After" of a Group Rape. (Lynn Chancer) Constructing Rape: Feminism, Change, And Women's Everyday Understandings Of Sexual Assault. (Chasteen, Amy L) A Natrual History of Rape. (Randi Thornhill) Evolutionary Models of Why Men Rape. (Mary Koss) Group Project	Scottsboro Trial Harriet Jacobs, Chapter 6 Images of Criminals and Victims: A Study on Women's Fear and Social Control
May 27	Cultural Gender Roles. Gender Role Group Project Rape Culture Concrete and Formless Fear; Rape Culture Group Project: Who is the likely Victim? Who is the likely offender?	Cultural Aspects Of Violence Against Women In Japan. (Konishi, Takako) Images of Criminals and Victims: A Study of Women's Fear and Social Control. (Esther I. Madriz) Rape as an Essentially Contested Concept. (Eric Reitan) Rape Culture Researching the Rape Culture in America. (Hoff-Summers )
May 28	Rape Imaging; News Accounts; Movie Portrayals Pornography and Rape ; Pornography: The Double Message (vc 1029, 28 min)	Rape And Race In Colonial Newspapers, 1728-1776 (Block, Sharon) Uses Of Erotica And Acceptance Of Rape Myths (Perse, Elizabeth M.) The Effects Of Exposure To Filmed Sexual Violence On Attitudes Toward Rape (Weisz, Monica G.; Earls, Christopher M.) Can Pornography Cause Rape? (Don Adams) Images Of Sex And Rape (Bufkin, Jana) murderousUncerclass.pdf	Interactive Theatre
May 28	Review questions
May 29	Date Rape; facts, figures and problems; Koss Survey Campus Rape (vc 1777, 21 min)	Adolescent Attitudes About Rape. (Kershner, Ruth) Date Rape's Other Victim. (Katie Roiphe) Realities and mythologies of rape. Neil Gilbert. The Sexual Victimization of College Women.(Fisher etal) Protection Against Acquaintance Rape(State of Minnesota) Antioch College Sexual Offense Prevention Policy. Fraternities, Athletic Teams, And Rape.(Humphrey, Stephen E.) Fraternity Membership, Rape Myths, And Sexual Aggression On A College Campus. (Schwartz, Martin D.; Nogrady, Carol A.) Vulnerability To Sexual Coercion Among College Women: A Longitudinal Study. (Kalof, Linda) University Women's Acknowledgment Of Rape: Individual, Situational, And Social Factors. (Bondurant, Barrie) Victimization And Attempted Suicide Among College Students. (Bridgeland, William M.; Duane, Edward A.; Stewart, Cyrus S.) Same-sex Rape Of Male College Students. (Scarce, Michael)	Arizona Rape and Sexual Assault Surveillance Project
May 30	Two Accused: Chronicle of a Rape Trial (58 min);
May/June 30 - 4	Law Police Courts Juries	How Do the Laws Deal With Sexual Violence? Review of State Sexual Assault Laws, 1997. (Neal Miller, Esq., ) State Laws.htm (Download) State Sexual Assault Laws, 1997 (Download) Rape Law Reform In Britain. (Hinchliffe, Sara) Laws on Rape in UK, Canada and Costa Rica and Honour Killing in Jordan. The Effects Of Rape Law Reform On Rape Case Processing. (Futter, Stacy; Mebane Jr, Walter R.) The Impact Of Rape Law Reform On The Processing Of Simple And Aggravated Rape Cases[a] (Spohn, Cassia C.; Horney, Julie) Canada Rape Law Reform in Canda. (Kwong-leung, Tang) Sexual Violence In Sierra Leone.(Bogert, Carroll; Dufka, Corinne) Rape Of Girls In South Africa. (Jewkes, Rachel; Levin, Jonathan; Mbananga, Nolwazi; Bradshaw, Debbie) A Matter Of Force: The Redefinition Of Rape. (Murphy, Timothy W.) Police Officers' Perceptions Of Rape (Campbell, Rebecca; Camille R. Johnson) Issues In Statutory Rape Law Enforcement: The Views Of District Attorneys In Kansas (Miller, Henry L.; Miller, Corrine E.; et al) Preparing to Testify: Rape Survivors Negotiating the Criminal Justice Process (Amanda Konradi) Of Public Interest: How Courts Handle Rape Victims' Privacy Suits (Johnson, Michelle) Prosecuting And Defending Rape: Perspectives From The Bar (Temkin, Jennifer) Civil Action (Download) Rape, Autonomy, And Consent (Panichas, George E.) Rape In The Criminal Justice System (Bryden, David P.; Lengnick, Sonja) Minnesota Statistics	Minnesota Law Minnesota Sex Offender Registration Law Review of State Sexual Assault Laws Review of State Sexual Assault Laws, 1997 Laws in U.S. Sexual Assault Laws State Laws The right to civil action? Legal Advice from Canada Plea against rape shield laws Changing Laws in the U.K.

June 4-5	Victims; Sexual Assault and Victims N. GROTH RAYMOND A.KNIGHT & ROBERT A. PRENTKY; Sex Offenders; Men, Sex, and Rape (50 min)	Interpersonal Communication And Rape: Women Acknowledge Their Assaults (Botta, Renee A.; Pingree, Suzanne) Health Concerns After Sexual Assault (Download) MINNESOTA CENTER FOR CRIME VICTIM SERVICES Cost of Sexual Assault How Much Does Sexual Violence Cost? The Social Construction of Rape in the Talk of a Convicted Rapist (Susan Lea and Timonthy Auburn) Canada Offender Literature Review(Download) Canada Risk Assessment(Download) Canada Sex Offender Case Histories (Download) Community Based Sex Offender Program in Minnesota Sexual Assault And Coercion Among Incarcerated Women Prisoners: Excerpts From Prison Letters (Alarid, Leanne Fiftal)	Preliminary Results of National Sex Offender Census An Examination of Sex Offender Case Histories in Federal Corrections A Model for a Clinically-Informed Risk Assessment Strategy for Sex Offenders Sex Offender Assessment, Treatment and Recidivism: A Literature Review Offender Traning Sex Offender Map A site for survivors Resources in the U.S. American Medical Association Victim Services
June 6	Second EXAM Review Questions

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