Acknowledgments

ix

Introduction

3

Chapter 1

The Social Context of Talking About Sexual Assault

13

Chapter 2

Theories of Rape and Women’s Disclosure

29

Chapter 3

Why, How Often, and to Whom do Women Disclose, and What Factors Influence Whether Disclosure is Healing?

41

Chapter 4

Social Reactions and their Effects on Survivors

59

Chapter 5

Advocates’ and Clinicians’ Experiences Helping Survivors

83

Chapter 6

Conducting Interviews with Survivors of Sexual Assault

121

Chapter 7

Challenging the Rape Culture: Recommendations for Change

145

Further Reading

167

References

173

Index

201

About the Author

209