1st Edition
Rape Work Victims, Gender, and Emotions in Organization and Community Context
By Patricia Yancey Martin
Copyright 2005
300 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
300 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
300 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Despite the proliferation of rape crisis centers and other improvements in the treatment of rape victims over the past 20 years, many victims still find themselves the victims of what has been called a "second rape" by doctors, lawyers, judges, police, and administrators that process them. This book takes a critical look at the organizations and officials that process rape victims to see how the structure of their respective organizations often prevent them from providing responsive care.
Introduction 1. Rape Work 2. Rape Work in Organizationl Context 3. The Legal Institution: Why Police, Prosecutors, and Judges Collaborate with Rapists and Their Defenders 4. Hospitals--The Reluctant Partner 5. Rape Crisis Centers as Unobtrusive Mobilizers 6. Discursive Politics 7. Communities and Rape Work 8. Gender and Rape Work 9. The Emotions of Rape Work: You Need Some Really Soft Handling 10. Moving Forward
Biography
Patricia Yancey Martin
"Placing rape work in an organizational context is a huge conceptual leap forward, not just for organizational sociology, but feminist sociology...Martin artfully combines the sophistication of a gender theorist, the social scientific expertise of an organizational sociologist, and the passion of an experienced and reflective activist."--The Law and Politics Book Review, Vol 16 No 6, June 2006
