Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ427911
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0033-3557
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The Phantom Epidemic of Sexual Assault.
Gilbert, Neil
Public Interest, n103 p54-65 Spr 1991
Discusses definitions and reporting of sexual assault. Concludes that the epidemic of sexual assault suggested by the media reflects a radical feminist attitude which prevents objective analysis and trivializes cases of real abuse. (DM)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Definitions, Females, Feminism, Mass Media, Rape, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, Statistics, Youth
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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