Fraternity Gang Rape

A Woman Scorned

Acquaintance Rape on Trial

Peggy Reeves Sanday

In this bracing study of American sexual culture and the politics of acquaintance rape, esteemed anthropologist Peggy Reeves Sanday identifies the sexual stereotypes that continue to obstruct justice and diminish women. Beginning with a harrowing account of the St. John's rape case, Sanday reaches back through British and American landmark rape cases to explain how, with the exception of earliest Colonial times, rape has been a crime notable for placing the woman on trial. A ground-breaking work of scholarship, A Woman Scorned brings a broader perspective to our understanding of acquaintance rape and envisions, finally, a new paradigm for female sexual equality.

Women at the Center

Life in a Modern Matriarchy

Peggy Reeves Sanday

"In Women at the Center Sanday uses her repeated visits to West Sumatra in the closing decades of the twentieth century as the basis for a new definition of matriarchy. From the vantage point of daily life in villages, especially one where she developed close personal ties, Sanday's narrative centers on how the Minangkabau conceive of their world and think humans should behave, along with the practices and rituals they claim uphold their matriarchate."--BOOK JACKET.

Female Power and Male Dominance

On the Origins of Sexual Inequality

Peggy Reeves Sanday

Applying data from over 150 tribal societies to scales developed to measure power and dominance, Sanday offers answers to basic questions regarding male and female power. The view that emerges conforms to no particular theoretical perspective.

Divine Hunger

Cannibalism as a Cultural System

Peggy Reeves Sanday

The practice of cannibalism is in certain cultures rejected as evil, while in others it plays a central part in the ritual order. Anthropologists have offered various explanations for the existence of cannibalism, none of which, Peggy Sanday claims, is adequate. In this book she presents a new approach to understanding the phenomenon. Through a detailed examination of ritual cannibalism in selected tribal societies, and a comparison of those cases with others in which the practice is absent, she shows that cannibalism is closely linked to people's orientation to the world, and that it serves as a concrete device for distinguishing the 'cultural self' from the 'natural other'. Combining perspectives drawn from the work of Ricoeur, Freud, Hegel, and Jung and from symbolic anthropology, Sanday argues that ritual cannibalism is intimately connected both with the constructs by which the origin and continuity of life are understood and assured from one generation to the next and with the way in which that understanding is used to control the vital forces considered necessary for the cannibalism in a culture derives from basic human attitudes toward life and death, combined with the realities of the material world. As well as making an original contribution to the understanding of the significant human practice, Sanday also develops a theoretical argument of wider relevance to anthropologists, sociologists, and other readers interested in the function and meaning of cannibalism.

Poder femenino y dominio masculino

sobre los orígenes de la desigualdad sexual

Peggy Reeves Sanday

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Female power and male dominance

Peggy Reeves Sanday

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Fraternity Gang Rape

Sex, Brotherhood, and Privilege on Campus

Peggy Reeves Sanday

Reeves (psych, U. of Penn.) presents case studies of rape--usually the victim is drunk or high on drugs. The work ends with details of frat initiations demonstrating the inculcation of sexist and brutish attitudes. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Campus Sexual Assault

A Reference Handbook

Alison E. Hatch

This invaluable reference text thoroughly examines the alarming epidemic of campus sexual assault, including a discussion of laws, high-profile cases, controversies, and proposed solutions. From the assault of a high school girl by a multitude of her peers in Steubenville, Ohio, to the alleged gang rape at the University of Virginia, the ongoing and serious problem of sexual violence at U.S. educational institutions is well established. These horrific attacks continue in spite of the Title IX probe launched by the Obama administration in order to hold schools more accountable. Campus Sexual Assault: A Reference Handbook addresses the difficult questions about the widespread incidence of sexual assault among high school and college students. Written to be highly accessible to high school and undergraduate students, general readers, as well as individuals interested in the campus rape discourse, the book covers the background history of sexual assault on college campuses, discusses how laws regarding sexual assault and the cultural understanding of the crime have evolved over time, and outlines some of the highest-profile cases of sexual assault at U.S. schools. A perspectives chapter presents testimonials from those who by profession or experience have insight into the problem of sexual assault, giving voice to a Title IX investigator, a college counselor, a sexual assault nurse, and individuals who have been sexually assaulted. Readers will come away with a deeper appreciation of the gravity of the problem of campus sexual assault and grasp the causes of this societal issue to intelligently consider proposed solutions.

Reviewing Masculinities

Essays And Reviews, 1983-2025

Michael Kimmel

As a subfield within Gender Studies, Masculinity Studies has identified and interrogated ideas about masculinity and the lives of different groups of men since the late 1970s. From its earliest incarnation within the Social Psychology of Sex Roles to its present sub-fields in history, sociology, anthropology, as well as psychology, the study of masculinity is now replete with conferences, book series, at least four encyclopedias, handbooks, as well as several scholarly journals. Michael Kimmel has been a central figure in the founding and development of Masculinity Studies. Kimmel was the editor of one of the field’s first interdisciplinary anthologies (Changing Men: New Directions in the Study of Masculinity, Sage, 1987), followed by co-editing the first college-level textbook, anthology (Men’s Lives, 10 editions, Pearson), the Sage Series on Men and Masculinities (10 volumes, Sage), which culminated in the Handbook on Studies of Men and Masculinities. Since 1980, Kimmel has also been a prolific book reviewer of books in the field as it developed, with more than 60 reviews of books about men and masculinities. Over the course of nearly five decades, these reviews trace the development of the field itself, from the early identification of “men” as a category of analysis and a subject worthy of inquiry, to discussions of different groups of men (the idea of multiple “masculinities” organized by race, class, religion, age, sexuality) , to men in different situations, institutions, and circumstances. This unique collection, brought together for the first time, charts the development of the field of Masculinity Studies since its inception as a concept. It is a vital addition to any scholarly library which supports research and study of sociology, social history, culture, and gender studies.

The Animal-human Boundary

Historical Perspectives

Angela N. H. Creager, William C. Jordan

An examination of the difficulties in fundamentally differentiating humans from all other animals.The way in which humans articulate identities, social hierarchies, and their inversions through relations with animals has been a fruitful topic in anthropological and historical investigations for the last several years. The contributors to this volume call attention to the symbolic meanings of animals, from the casting of first-year students as goats in medieval universities to the representation of vermin as greedy thieves in early modern England. But the essays in this volume are also concerned with the more material and bodily aspects of animal-human relations, like eating regulations, aggression, and transplanting of animal organs into human beings [xenotransplantation].Modern biologists have increasingly problematized the human-animal boundary. Researchers have challenged the supposedly unique ability of humans to use language. Chimpanzees and gorillas, it has been argued, have learned to communicate using American Sign Language. In addition, some scientists regard the sophistication of modes of communication in species like dolphins and songbirds as undermining the view of humans as uniquely capable of complex expressions. As studies of nonhuman primates threaten to compromise the long-held assumption that only humans possess self-awareness. The question becomes: How can one firmly differentiate human beings from other animals? Contributors include Piers Beirne, Richard W. Burkhardt, Jr., Mary E. Fissell, Paul H. Freedman, Ruth Mazo Karras, Susan E. Lederer, Rob Meens, John H. Murrin, James A. Serpell, and H. Peter Steeves. Angela N. H. Creager andWilliam Chester Jordan are Associates of the Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies, Princeton University.

Down to Earth Sociology

Introductory Readings

James M. Henslin

For more than thirty years and through eleven editions, James Henslin'sDown to Earth Sociologyhas opened new windows onto the social realities that shape our world. Now in its twelfth edition, the most popular anthology in all of sociology includes new articles on our changing world while also retaining its classic, must-read essays. Focusing on social interaction in everyday life,the forty-five selections bring students face-to-face with the twin projects ofcontemporary sociology: understanding the individual's experience of society and analyzing social structure.The twelfth edition's exceptional new readings include selections on the unspoken rules of social interaction, the shocking disparities between upper- and lower-class life, America's changing attitudes toward work and family and the roles they fulfill, and the "McDonaldization" of American society. Together with these essential new articles, the selections by Peter Berger, Herbert Gans, Erving Goffman, Donna Eder, Zella Luria, C. Wright Mills, Deborah Tannen, Barrie Thorne, Sidney Katz, Philip Zimbardo, and many others provide firsthand reporting that gives students a sense of "being there." Henslin also explains basic methods of social research, providing insight into how sociologists explore the social world. The selections inDown to Earth Sociologyhighlight the most significant themes of contemporary sociology, ranging from the sociology of gender, power, politics, sports, and religion, to the contemporary crises of racial tension, crime, rape, poverty, and homelessness.

The Effectiveness of Self-defense Training for College Women

A Qualitative Evaluation

Nina Cummings

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