Sexual Violence: Opposing Viewpoints is a book, in the Opposing Viewpoints series

Opposing Viewpoints series

The Opposing Viewpoints series is a series of books on current issues which seeks to explore the varying opinions in a balanced pros/cons debate...

, presenting selections of contrasting viewpoints on four central questions about sexual violence

Sexual violence

Sexual violence occurs throughout the world, although in most countries there has been little research conducted on the problem. Due to the private nature of sexual violence, estimating the extent of the problem is difficult...

: what causes it; whether it is a serious problem; how society should address it; and how it can be reduced. It was edited by Helen Cothran.

It was published by Greenhaven Press

Greenhaven Press

Greenhaven Press has been an imprint of Gale since 2000. Greenhaven primarily publishes books on social issues for middle school and high school students, and is best known for its Opposing Viewpoints series...

 (Farmington Hills) in 2003 as a 218-page hardcover (ISBN 0-7377-1240-6) and paperback (ISBN 0-7377-1239-2).

Contents

Chapter	Viewpoint	Author	Notes
Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints?
Introduction
Chapter 1: What Causes Sexual Violence?	1. Rape Is a Natural Biological Act	Randy Thornhill and Craig T. Palmer	Excerpt from A Natural History of Rape A Natural History of Rape A Natural History of Rape: Biological Bases of Sexual Coercion is a scientific history book published in 2000 by biologist Randy Thornhill and anthropologist Craig T. Palmer, which argues that rape should be understood through evolutionary psychology... : Biological Bases of Sexual Coercion (MIT Press MIT Press The MIT Press is a university press affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts .-History:... , 2000, hardcover, ISBN 0-262-20125-9; 2001, paperback, ISBN 0-262-70083-2).
	2. Rape Is Not a Natural Biological Act	Barbara Ehrenreich Barbara Ehrenreich -Early life:Ehrenreich was born Barbara Alexander to Isabelle Oxley and Ben Howes Alexander in Butte, Montana, which she describes as then being "a bustling, brawling, blue collar mining town."...	From "How 'Natural' Is Rape? Despite a Daffy New Theory, It's Not Just a Guy in Touch with His Inner Caveman", Time Time (magazine) Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong... , January 31, 2000.
	3. Pornography Causes Sexual Violence	Fear Us	From "Pornography", 2001, FearUs.org.
	4. Pornography Does Not Cause Sexual Violence	American Civil Liberties Union American Civil Liberties Union The American Civil Liberties Union is a U.S. non-profit organization whose stated mission is "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States." It works through litigation, legislation, and...	Reprint of "Why the ACLU Opposes Censorship of 'Pornography'", December 11, 1994.
	5. Traditional Male/Female Roles Promote Sexual Violence	Alyn Pearson	Excerpt from "Rape Culture: It's All Around Us", off our backs Off our backs For the MEN song, go to Off Our Backs .off our backs is a radical feminist periodical published in Washington, D.C.... , vol. 30, August 2000.
	6. Rape Is Frequently Used as a Weapon of War	Barbara Crossette Barbara Crossette Barbara Crossette is an American journalist and instructor in journalism.She wrote for The New York Times for over twenty years, and served as the paper's chief correspondent in South East Asia...	Reprint of "An Old Scourge of War Becomes Its Latest Crime", The New York Times The New York Times The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization... , June 14, 1998.
	7. Schools Often Contribute to Child Sexual Abuse	Economist The Economist The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843...	Excerpt from "Passing the Trash: Sex Offenders", The Economist The Economist The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843... , April 6, 2002.
Chapter 2: Is Sexual Violence a Serious Problem?	1. Rape Is a Serious Problem	Mary P. Koss	Excerpt from "Acquaintance Rape: A Critical Update on Recent Findings with Application to Advocacy", 2000, Community Assessment Tool.
	2. The Prevalence of Rape Has Been Exaggerated	Neil Gilbert	Excerpt from "Realities and Mythologies of Rape", Society Society (journal) Society is a scientific journal that publishes discussions and research findings in the social sciences and public policy.It was founded as Transaction: Social Science and Modern SOCIETY by Irving Louis Horowitz in 1962. It was published by Transaction Publisher for decades before being purchased... , vol. 35, January/February 1998, p. 356-7.
	3. Child Sexual Abuse Is a Serious Problem	Rebecca M. Bolen and Maria Scannapieco	From "Prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse: A Corrective Metanalysis", Social Service Review Social Service Review The Social Service Review is an academic journal published by the University of Chicago Press which covers social welfare policy and practice and its effects.... , vol. 73, September 1999, p. 281.
	4. Some Professionals Exaggerate the Problem of Child Sexual Abuse	Thomas D. Oellerich	Excerpt from "Identifying and Dealing with 'Child Savers'", Issues in Child Abuse Accusations, vol. 10, 1998, pp. 1-5, 7.
	5. Child Sexual Abuse By Priests Is Widespread	Andrew Sullivan Andrew Sullivan Andrew Michael Sullivan is an English author, editor, political commentator and blogger. He describes himself as a political conservative. He has focused on American political life....	Reprint of "They Still Don't Get It: How Can a Church That Judges So Many Faithful Cover Up Its Own Offenses?", Time Time (magazine) Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong... , vol. 159, March 4, 2002, p. 55.
	6. Child Sexual Abuse By Priests Is Not Widespread	Wilton D. Gregory Wilton D. Gregory Wilton Daniel Gregory is an African American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the sixth and current Archbishop of Atlanta, having previously served as Bishop of Belleville and Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago...	Reprint of "We Must Be Ceaselessly on Guard", National Catholic Reporter National Catholic Reporter The National Catholic Reporter is the second largest Catholic newspaper in the United States; its circulation reaches ninety-seven countries on six continents. Based in midtown Kansas City, Missouri, NCR was founded by Robert Hoyt in 1964 as an independent newspaper focusing on the Catholic Church... , vol. 28, March 1, 2002, p. 15.
Chapter 3: How Should Society Address Sexual Victimization?	1. Women Should Tell Their Stories of Sexual Victimization	Martha T. McCluskey	From "Transforming Victimization", Tikkun Tikkun (magazine) Tikkun is a quarterly English-language magazine, published in the United States, that analyzes American and Israeli culture, politics, religion and history from a leftist-progressive viewpoint, and provides commentary about Israeli politics and Jewish life in North America... , vol. 9, March/April 1994, pp. 54-57.
	2. Women Should Avoid Claiming Status as Victims	Katie Roiphe Katie Roiphe Katie Roiphe is an American author and journalist. She is best known as the author of the non-fiction examination The Morning After: Fear, Sex and Feminism . She is also the author of Last Night in Paradise: Sex and Morals at the Century's End , and the 2007 study of writers and marriage, Uncommon...	Excerpt from The Morning After: Sex, Fear, and Feminism The Morning After (book) The Morning After: Sex, Fear and Feminism was the first of author and journalist Katie Roiphe's books. It was published simultaneously in the United States by Back Bay Books and in Canada by Little, Brown and Company in 1993. It was reprinted in 1994, while Roiphe was still a candidate for her... (Little Brown & Co. Little, Brown and Company Little, Brown and Company is a publishing house established by Charles Coffin Little and his partner, James Brown. Since 2006 it has been a constituent unit of Hachette Book Group USA.-19th century:... , 1993, hardcover, ISBN 0-316-75431-5; Back Bay Books, 1994, paperback, ISBN 0-316-75432-3).
	3. Repressed Memories of Sexual Abuse Are Valid	James Lein	Excerpt from "Recovered Memories: Context and Controversy", Social Work, vol. 44, September 1999, 481-499.
	4. Repressed Memories of Sexual Abuse Are a Hoax	Rael Jean Isaac	Excerpt from "Sex, Lies, and Audiotapes", Women's Quarterly, Summer 2001, p. 7.
	5. Battered Woman Syndrome Is a Valid Defense	Douglas A. Orr	Excerpt from "Weiand v. State and Battered Spouse Syndrome", Florida Bar Journal, vol. 74, June 2000, p. 14.
	6. Battered Woman Syndrome Is Not a Valid Defense	Joe Wheeler Dixon	Reprint of "Battered Woman Syndrome", January 2002.
Chapter 4: How Can Sexual Violence Be Reduced?	1. Chemical Castration Chemical castration Chemical castration is the administration of medication designed to reduce libido and sexual activity, usually in the hope of preventing rapists, child molesters and other sex offenders from repeating their crimes...  Can Help Reduce Sexual Violence	Christopher Meisenkothen	Reprint of "Chemical Castration — Breaking the Cycle of Paraphiliac Recidivism", Social Justice, vol. 26, Spring 1999, pp. 139-54.
	2. Chemical Castration Is Unconstitutional and Often Ineffective	Larry Helm Spalding	Excerpt from "Florida's 1997 Chemical Castration Law: A Return to the Dark Ages", Florida State University Law Review Florida State University Law Review The Florida State University Law Review is the flagship law review at the Florida State University College of Law. It publishes four issues a year. It is generally recognized among the top 100 general student-edited law reviews in the U.S. based on citations.... , 1998.
	3. Community Notification Laws Can Help Reduce Sexual Violence	Alan D. Scholle	Excerpt from "Sex Offender Registration", The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, vol. 69, July 2000, p. 17.
	4. Community Notification Laws May Be Ineffective	Joshua Wolf Shenk	Reprint of "Do 'Megan's Laws' Make a Difference?", U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories... , vol. 124, March 9, 1998, p. 27.
	5. Rape Shield Laws Rape shield law A rape shield law is a law that limits a defendant's ability to cross-examine rape complainants about their past sexual behaviour. The term also refers to a law that prohibits the publication of the identity of an alleged rape victim.-In Canada:...  Are Necessary	Mary E. Bahl	Reprint of "Rape Shield Laws: Who Really Needs Protecting?", Impact Press Impact Press Impact Press was an Orlando, Florida-based magazine. Impact Press ran for ten years, printing its last issue in Spring 2006. Most of the articles were political in nature, and usually supported the left and far left. Over the years Impact Press printed 60 issues with printing runs of at least... , 2000.
	6. Rape Shield Laws Are Unfair	Cathy Young Cathy Young Cathy Young is a Russian American journalist and writer whose books and articles, as well as columns which appear in the libertarian monthly Reason, and also weekly in The Boston Globe, primarily espouse equality feminism and libertarianism.-Life and Career:Born in Moscow, the capital of what was...	Reprint of "Don't Shield Juries from the Truth in Sex Cases", The Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal.... , April 20, 1998, p. A19.
For Further Discussion
Organizations to Contact
Bibliography of Books
Index

External links

• Sexual Violence: Opposing Viewpoints at BookRags.com.