Domestic abuse and sexual assault in popular culture

Summary: "Using historical and current examples from film, television, literature, advertisements, and music, this book reveals the ways that rape and abuse are typically presented--and misrepresented--and evaluates the impact of these depictions on consumers -- Addresses both positive and negative depictions of domestic abuse and sexual assault from recent popular culture, utilizing examples from film, television, literature, music, advertisements, and more. Presents information that is ideal for undergraduate courses in gender studies, sociology, and psychology as well as communications and popular culture classes -- Utilizes the most current research on dating and domestic and sexual violence to clearly demonstrate the importance of how these issues and crimes are depicted in popular culture -- Provides a comprehensive appendix of additional resources that directs students in investigating the topic further"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781440837944
ISBN: 1440837945
ISBN: 9781440837951
Physical Description: print
lii, 188 pages ; 25 cm.
Publisher: Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, An imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2016]
Copyright: ©2016

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-182), discography (pages 160-164), filmography (pages 155-160) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- Beyond stupid sluts and innocent children: describing victims -- Domestic terrorists and strangers in the bushes: describing offenders -- Tornados meeting volcanos and asking for it: myths about domestic abuse and sexual assault -- Evil, ill, or controlling: exploring depictions of criminological theory -- Calling the cops and a day in court: depictions of criminal justice responses -- 6. Getting over it or taking matters into your own hands: victim and other responses -- Conclusion.