num_pages: 464
description: "This is a groundbreaking contribution to the literature of sexual assault and family violence." ―Susan Brownmiller"[Russell] has done a superb study which yields comprehensive and undeniable findings about a subject no one had even whispered about before . . . a classic work." ―Phyllis CheslerOne out of seven American women who have ever been married has been raped by a husband or ex-husband. Written by the principal investigator for the National Institute of Mental Health study that discovered this shocking statistic, this book is a monumental, eye-opening work that dispels misinformation and illusions about a previously ignored aspect of family violence.
language: English
title: Rape in Marriage
titlecomplete: Rape in Marriage
genres: Gender, Relationships, Academic, Nonfiction, Feminism, Marriage, Gender Studies
ratings_count: 27
publisher: Indiana University Press