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651	2	4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
999			_c2561 _d2561
001			114954
005			20250625151214.0
008			110331s2008 eng
020			_a1862876797
040			_aWSS _dAFV
082	0		_a362.883 SER
100			_aJordan, Jan _91445
245			_aSerial survivors : _bwomens narratives of surviving rape _cJordan, Jan
260			_aAnnandale, NSW, Australia _bThe Federation Press _c2008
300			_aiii, 232 p. ; 21 cm.
365			_a00 _b0
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [217]-227) and index. "Really liked the way this book was written eg in chapters relating to different aspects of rape and its aftermath (and not in chapters of each woman's story). I could identify a lot of my feelings with those of these women and it is a huge help to know how I felt, and still feel is ok and normal"--Comment from rape victim
520			_aSerial survivors presents the stories of fifteen women who survived being sexual assaulted by the same serial rapist, Malcolm Rewa, in the 1980s and 1990s. Based on extensive interviews with the women, the stories illustrate how each stage of the process following the attack became an exercise in survival - surviving the assault, managing police interviewing, surviving and coping with going to court, and also managing how others around respond and how those close to them are affected. The picture that emerges demonstrates that surviving rape is not a one-off event but a continual process. The stories in this book challenge conventional, often limited, understandings of what it means to resist and survive a rape attack. By looking at the same rapist the women's stories highlight how a similar act can impact in very different ways, and that the legal determination of rape does not necessarily reflect in their experience. The women's stories demonstrate that attempted rape can be equally damaging to a women's sense of safety in the world and yet is treated very differently by police and court processes. However the stories in the book show that in the cases where women were seen as experiencing 'real' rape they got a high level of support. These women's stories highlight that a key way to reduce high attrition rates is to increase support for victims/survivors, and reinforce the importance for everyone interacting with them of listening empathically to each individual.
522			_anz
650	2	7	_2FVC _aRAPE VICTIMS _9489
650	2	7	_2FVC _aRAPE _9488
650	2	0	_aVICTIM/SURVIVORS' VOICES _99763
650	2	4	_aVICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9624
650	2	7	_2FVC _aWOMEN _9645
650	2	4	_aSEXUAL VIOLENCE _9531
942			_2ddc _cBOOK