Date Rape

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Examines the phenomenon of date rape on college campuses. Reactions and responses to date rape. Effect on clinical practice. How and why date rape happens. Feminist theories. Gender roles. Availability of rape targets. Goals of counseling programs, including sex education and awareness programs, challenging sexual attitudes, behavior and communication styles.

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"Introduction
Historically, the word rape has transfigured from meaning to act in haste, to meaning to seizing someone else s property violently, to meaning sexual intercourse occurring without the consent of one of the people involved, primarily using force or deception (Oxford English Dictionary, 1989). This most current meaning creates a picture of a stranger lurking in the bushes on a dark night, breaking into a house, or kidnapping a victim in a car to take them someplace else to rape, and possibly kill. While these types of attacks are very real, they are only a part of the entire picture of rape. According to one study by the National Center for the Prevention and Control of Rape, 92 percent of adolescent rape victims were acquainted with their attackers. Other studies estimate that at least 50 to 75 percent ..."

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