Annotated Bibliography
Bohner, G., Chiroro, P., Jarvis, C. I., & Viki, G. T. (2004). Rape myth acceptance and rape proclivity. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 19(4), 427-442. DOI: 10.1177/0886260503262081
This journal article explained research involving individuals who accept rape myths and their proclivity to rape. Those who believe rape myths to be true are more inclined to rape, according to the findings. This source is helpful in explaining rape myths and in creating a profile of rapists to discuss the forces behind rape. It discusses how rape is about power in describing the mediating factors behind why it is men who mostly rape, due to larger societal structures of male-dominance; it details how rape is about power, not sex, in describing the research. Information from this source was useful for constructing parts of the website.
Apr. 2010. <http://www.healthyplace.com>.
This website had many definitions covering rape. It gave detailed information about what separates different types of rape apart from each other. Healthyplace.com not only gives general definitions of rape but it also gives legal definitions such as the difference between sexual assault and rape. This website is helpful in showing what legally constitutes a rape and the kind of evidence needed or what kind of defense can be prepared.
Kramer, Laura. The Sociology of Gender: A Brief Introduction. 2nd ed. Los
Angeles, Calif.: Roxbury, 2005.
This book gives a great overview of what rape is and how it affects women. It mentions how rape is a crime of violence and not a crime of passion. It also talks about how women deal with rape and how to help them. It also goes through the political system that designates what rape is and is not. This book goes into detail about more than rape and goes in all the ways that women have been gender stereotyped over time and how far they have come.
"List of Rape Myths." University of Minnesota Duluth. Web. 11 Apr. 2010. <http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/jhamlin/3925/myths.html>.
This work has many different myths of rape and their explanations. It goes through each rape myth and describes the facts behind them. This work only lists some of the myths about rape because there are too many to identify them all. This work is very useful for looking at what rape victims may think after they have been raped. Also, the explanation about the truth will help the rape victim to understand what the truth really is.
The researchers at MedicineNet.com, provide a wide database for information on those who may be victims of sexual assault, or more particularly, rape. Their resources also provide definitions of rape, and some of the legal consequences. We used this site as a resource for phone numbers and contact information for those affected by rape and sexual assault. The definitions of rape were also found here.
"Statistics." RAINN | Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network. Web. 11 Apr.
2010. <http://www.rainn.org/statistics>.
This website was very helpful and informative. Not only does this website have access to help hotlines but they have statistics on rape and sexual assault. They also have a really good section on how to help a loved one if they are the victim. They also have helpful hints about being safe whether yours walking alone at night or at a party and find yourself in a bad situation. This website has places where you can sign up to volunteer or you can also donate money to the organization on the website. Another extremely helpful area of the website is you can type in your zip code and it will show you the nearest places you can go to find help if you have been a victim of sexual assault or abuse.
The TAKE foundation is a self-defense organization designed specifically for women. For a fee, the founders of TAKE will put together a two-hour program to educate women on ways to protect against a possible attacker. While the website is designated as an informative site, the organization has made it so that the specific self-defense information is not available to the public. The classes and programs are women-only and none of the information is to be posted, as to make sure the techniques are not available to potential attackers. We used this site as a link on our website.
Thio, Alex. Deviant Behavior. 11th ed. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 2010.
This book was full of information on rape; there was one full section about it. This book gave statistics about rape, rape myths, and lots of information that we ultimately used on our website. This book discusses who gets raped and even talks about how men can be raped. This book was very helpful for finding information about rape in general.
This journal article explains how the factors of high ambivalent sexism and high gender-role traditionality play in the perpetration of rape. Those who score high on a scale of ambivalent sexism or more inclined to rape, and those who hold more traditional gender-roles are more inclined to trivialize rape, blame the victim, and excuse the perpetrator. This source was used to explain the societal factors behind rape, where ambivalent sexism and gender-role traditionality combine in a dynamic attitude derived from patriarchy. This article was helpful in addressing patriarchy as the structural force behind rape.
