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The myth of prison rape : sexual culture in American prisons / Mark S. Fleisher and Jessie L. Krienert ; with a foreword by James B. Jacobs.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fleisher, Mark S.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Prisoners--Sexual behavior--United States.
- Prisoners.
- Prison violence--United States.
- Prison violence.
- Male rape.
- Prisoners--Sexual behavior.
- United States.
- Male rape--United States.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 199 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2009]
- Summary:
- The Myth of Prison Rape provides a nuanced glimpse into the complex sexual dynamics of American prisons. Drawing on results from the most comprehensive study of inmate sexuality to date, Mark S. Fleisher and Jessie L. Krienert analyze the intricacies of sexuality and sexual violence in daily inmate life. Pulled from over 500 interviews from male and female high-security inmates, their research assesses inmate perception, belief, opinion, and explanation of their own behavior as it relates directly and indirectly to sexual life and sexual violence. Dynamic case studies and interview excerpts enliven this cultural study of sexuality, safety, and violence in American prisons, and an appendix introduces readers to prison sexual vocabulary.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Intellectual history of prison sexual culture
- Research design and methodology
- Learning the rules of prison culture
- Prison sexual culture
- The culture of sexual victimization
- Safe zones
- Sex and prison safety.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-194) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780742561656
- 0742561658
- 9780742561663
- 0742561666
- 9780742565999
- 0742565998
- OCLC:
- 241304591
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