Virgin or Vamp: How the Press Covers Sex Crimes

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1994
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Benedict examines press treatment of four notorious sex crimes from the past decade and shows how victims are labelled either as virgins or vamps, a practice she condemns as misleading and harmful.

Synopsis

Benedict examines press treatment of four notorious sex crimes from the past decade and shows how victims are labelled either as virgins or vamps, a practice she condemns as misleading and harmful.

$19.11

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: OUP USA
Published: 06 Jan 1994
ISBN 10: 0195086651
ISBN 13: 9780195086652

Media Reviews

`This outstanding book should be required reading for all media people.' Publishers Weekly

Author Bio

Helen Benedict is a professor at the Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University. She is also the author of Recovery: How to Survive Sexual Assault, Portraits in Print, and A World Like This.