After Prison Rape
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Dr. Romeo V.Posted
Tue 28 Sep 2010 7:29am
Prison rape is a pervasive and serious problem affecting many (predominantly male) inmates in U.S. prisons. A review paper published in a recent issue of Psychology, Public Policy and Law examines the literature on prison rape prevalence, victimization risk factors, and the psychological and non-psychological sequelae of prison rapeRead on »
What To Do If You Think You’ve Been Raped
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Dan and Jennifer ..Posted
Tue 09 Mar 2010 6:00am
Whether you’ve been violently raped or have been a victim of date rape drugs and aren’t sure what happened, being raped is a frightening experience and many women just aren’t sure what to do afterwards. Here’s what you need to do if you’ve been raped or think you’ve been raped, so you can begin the healing process.
Remember that if you’ve been
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What Are Date Rape Drugs?
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Dan and Jennifer ..Posted
Thu 04 Mar 2010 6:00amRape has been around for centuries – but date rape drugs haven’t. Recently, date rape drugs have become more popular among rapists and even seemingly regular guys, because it allows them to silently slip a drug into a girl’s drink to incapacitate them. Many girls who have been given date rape drugs are completely knocked out, with no memory of being
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1/3rd of Women in US Military Raped 10
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relationships ..Posted
Tue 26 Jan 2010 4:38pm
According to NPR, "In 2003, a survey of female veterans found that 30 percent said they were raped in the military. A 2004 study of veterans who were seeking help for post-traumatic stress disorder found that 71 percent of the women said they were sexually assaulted or raped while serving. And a 1995 study of female veterans of the Gulf and earlier wars
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Childbirth hard for rape victims : Health24 - News, Woman
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Jodi K.Posted
Mon 01 Feb 2010 1:17pm
Women who have been raped have much more difficulty in childbirth than their peers who have never suffered sexual abuse or violence, a new study shows... helped conduct the study, told Reuters Health in an email.
"A possible explanation may be that the physical pain when the baby is descending activates flashbacks of the rapeRead on »
3October 15, 2009Polanski and the Perpetuation of Rape Myths
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Social Psychology EyePosted
Thu 15 Oct 2009 12:00am
Immediately after the arrest of Roman Polanski, an overwhelming and surprising movement of support for a man convicted of drugging and raping a 13 year old girl in 1977... disturbing example of how many people still believe that being famous provides a free-pass from moral standards, the entire case also serves as a sobering reminder that rape myths
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Birth Rape on the Rise: Salon.com Blames Home Births
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Jennifer LancePosted
Tue 16 Nov 2010 12:00am
by Raphael Goetter
Birth rape experiences are on the rise
Nothing catches a woman’s attention more than the word rape. For many, it is our greatest fear to be forced into unwanting, violent sexual relations. For rape victims, it is something they can never forget.
What exactly is birth rape? CafeMom’s the Stir explains:
No one would dream
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What Is Date Rape?
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Dan and Jennifer ..Posted
Mon 01 Mar 2010 6:00am
When we think of rape, our minds automatically drift to a stranger crouching low in a dark alleyway as he waits for a girl – a runner, a student walking home from class, a woman unloading groceries from her car. It doesn’t matter to him who it is. But there is more than one kind of rape. About half of all rapes are considered “ date rapeRead on »
Teaching about rape
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Karen R.Posted
Thu 06 May 2010 12:19pmRape is one topic that I have a harder time covering than most. Part of the issue is that I’m never quite sure how the class is going to react. Here are two extreme examples from my college classes:
Last semester one of my college classes on rape was dramatic and emotional. Every single woman in the class ended up sharing either a personal
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