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Contents:

	1 Introduction: Law, Literature, Gender-Based Violence, and a Culture of Disbelief (p. 1)
		Interpersonal Violence, Gender, and Power (p. 1)
		A Culture of Disbelief of Women (p. 3)
		United States Law, Consent, and the “Freeze” Response (p. 4)
		DARVO (p. 6)
		The Divisiveness of Third-Wave Feminism (p. 6)
		Postmodernist Legal Feminism (p. 8)
		Analyzing Law as Literature (p. 8)
		Law, Literature, and Gender Discrimination (p. 12)
		Gender Bias in Law and Literature (p. 14)
		Chapter Summaries (p. 15)
	2 Acquaintance Rape: A Victim’s “Freeze Response” Mistaken for Consent in Thirteen Reasons Why (2007) (p. 18)
		Problematic Legal Definition (p. 19)
		The Origins of the Everyman Rapist in Renaissance England (p. 20)
		USEEOC v. Hometown Buffet (2008) and the Monster Rapist (p. 22)
		Problems with Acquaintance Rapes (p. 23)
		Rape Culture and Rape Myths (p. 23)
		Rape Myths and DARVO (p. 26)
		Rape Myths, Institutional DARVO, and the Law (p. 27)
		The Ineffectiveness of Rape Shield Laws (p. 28)
		Rape Myths and Victim Blame in Thirteen Reasons Why (2007) (p. 29)
		Sexual Harassment and Rape Myths in Thirteen Reasons Why (p. 30)
		Rape Culture and Toxic Masculinity (p. 32)
		Acquaintance Rape and the Unconscious Victim (p. 33)
		Acquaintance Rape, Consent, and the Law (p. 33)
		The Fight, Flight, or Freeze Response (p. 36)
		The Freeze Response in Thirteen Reasons Why (p. 37)
		The Freeze Response and the Law (p. 39)
		Conclusion (p. 40)
	3 Domestic Violence: A Victim’s Emotional Paralysis Mistaken for Acceptance in Black and Blue (1998) (p. 42)
		Black and Blue (1998) (p. 43)
		Domestic, Gendered Violence (p. 44)
		Traditional Gender Norms and DARVO in Black and Blue (p. 45)
		Archetypes for Domestic Abusers: Cobras and Pit Bulls (p. 47)
		Abusers Who Have Been Abused (p. 48)
		Substance Abuse and Abusers (p. 49)
		Victimology: Why He Chooses Her (p. 50)
		Toxic Love and the Cycle of Domestic Violence (p. 51)
		How the Law Fails Victims (p. 53)
		History of Domestic Violence and the Law: The Doctrine of Chastisement (p. 55)
		Domestic Violence Law in Modern Times (p. 57)
		The Most Common Form of Domestic Abuse: Coercive Control (p. 59)
		The Reluctant Victim and Evidence-Based Prosecution (p. 60)
		Battered Woman Syndrome, Learned Helplessness, and the Freeze Response (p. 62)
		Domestic Violence and Popular Culture (p. 63)
		Conclusion (p. 65)
	4 Stalking: A Victim’s Powerlessness Mistaken for Tolerance in You (2014) (p. 66)
		You (2014) (p. 67)
		Stalking in the Media and in the Law (p. 67)
		Legal Civil Remedy: Restraining Order (p. 69)
		Anti-Stalking Laws and Constitutional Challenges (p. 69)
		Stalking Behaviors (p. 70)
		Typologies of Stalking (p. 71)
		Stalking and Gendered-Based Violence (p. 72)
		The Anatomy of a Stalker: Joe Goldberg in You (p. 73)
		Stalking and the Internet (p. 75)
		Joe’s Stalking Pattern of Behavior (p. 76)
		Target Dispersion (p. 78)
		DARVO and Justification for Beck’s Murder (p. 79)
		Sexist Stereotypes and Justification of Stalking (p. 79)
		Hyperfemininity and Victimology in You (p. 81)
		Stalking Trauma Syndrome, Learned Helplessness, and the Freeze Response (p. 82)
		Conclusion (p. 83)
	5 Sexual Harassment: A Victim’s Inaction Mistaken for Acquiescence in The Boys Club (2020) (p. 85)
		Company Culture and Institutional Betrayal (p. 86)
		Difficulty in Suing an Employer (p. 88)
		Sexual Harassment Law (p. 89)
		The Boys Club (2021) and Sexual Harassment: A Culture of Complicity (p. 91)
		The Acceptance of Toxic Masculinity in the Workplace (p. 92)
		The Acceptance of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (p. 93)
		Psychoemotional Vulnerabilities in the Sexual Harassment Victim (p. 94)
		Adult Grooming in the Workplace (p. 96)
		The Characteristics of a Sexual Predator-Groomer and The Boys Club (p. 96)
		Sinnamon’s Seven Stage Model of Adult Grooming (p. 97)
		“Consensual” Affairs and The Boys Club (p. 100)
		Sexual Harassment and Assault and the “Freeze” Response (p. 100)
		Sexual Harassment, Victim Blame, and PTSD (p. 102)
		Institutional Betrayal and DARVO in The Boys Club (p. 104)
		Conclusion (p. 105)
	6 Conclusion: Putting Theory Into Practice (p. 107)
	Index (p. 113)

Description: »This book engages legal and literary texts in order to examine acquaintance crimes, such as rape, sexual harassment, stalking, and domestic abuse, and to challenge how the victim’s physical or psychological “freeze response” is commonly and inaccurately mistaken for her consent.
Following increased interest in the #MeToo movement and the discoveries of sexual abuse by numerous public figures, this book analyzes themes in law and literature that discredit victims and protect wrongdoers. Interpreting a present-day novel alongside legislation and written court cases, each chapter pairs a fictional text with a nonfictional counterpart. In these pairings, the themes, events, and arguments of each are carefully unpacked and compared against one another. As the cross-readings unfold, we learn that a victim does not “ask for it,” and she should not arouse suspicions just because she does not fight, run away, or report the crime. Instead, and as this book demonstrates, the more common and most practical response is to become physically and mentally paralyzed by fear; the victim dissociates, shuts down, and remains stuck in the fright and captivity of abuse.
This book will interest scholars and students working in, and especially at the intersection of, law, literature, gender studies, and criminology.« (Source: Taylor & Francis Online)

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