Article
Realities of Rape: Of Science and Politics, Causes and Meanings
Cornell Law Review
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2001
Keywords
- rape,
- biology,
- behavioral biology,
- evolution,
- evolutionary analysis in law
Disciplines
Abstract
This review essay discusses the book A Natural History of Rape: Biological Bases of Sexual Coercion, by Randy Thornhill and Craig Palmer (MIT Press, 2000). The essay builds on work previously appearing in Owen D. Jones, Sex, Culture, and the Biology of Rape: Toward Explanation and Prevention, 87 Cal. L. Rev. 827 (1999) and Owen D. Jones, Law and the Biology of Rape: Reflections on Transitions, 11 Hastings Women's Law Journal 151 (2000).
Citation Information
Owen D. Jones. "Realities of Rape: Of Science and Politics, Causes and Meanings" Cornell Law Review Vol. 86 (2001) p. 1386 ISSN: 0010-8847 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/owen-jones/17/