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Date Rape, 2002. Examines the phenomenon of date rape on college campuses. 2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 8 sources, AU$ 92.95 »
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Abstract Examines the phenomenon of date rape on college campuses. Reactions and responses to date rape. Effect on clinical practice. How and why date rape happens. Feminist theories. Gender roles. Availability of rape targets. Goals of counseling programs, including sex education and awareness programs, challenging sexual attitudes, behavior and communication styles.
From the Paper "Introduction
Historically, the word "rape" has transfigured from meaning to act in haste, to meaning to seizing someone else's property violently, to meaning sexual intercourse occurring without the consent of one of the people involved, primarily using force or deception (Oxford English Dictionary, 1989). This most current meaning creates a picture of a stranger lurking in the bushes on a dark night, breaking into a house, or kidnapping a victim in a car to take them someplace else to rape, and possibly kill. While these types of attacks are very real, they are only a part of the entire picture of rape. According to one study by the National Center for the Prevention and Control of Rape, 92 percent of adolescent rape victims were acquainted with their attackers. Other studies estimate that at least 50 to 75 percent ..."
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Date Rape and Attribution Theory, 2002. Defines the concept of date rape and applies the attribution theory as a possible causal factor. 1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 10 sources, AU$ 92.95 »
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Abstract For fifteen years date rape has been a recognized problem in the United States. Initially, it is defined and its occurrence levels analyzed. Subsequently, attribution theory is examined as a causal factor. Finally, potential programs to reduce date rape based on the attribution theory are introduced.
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GHB and Date Rape, 2008. This paper discusses the gamma-hydroxybutric acid (GHB) that is increasingly used as a date rape drug. 2,200 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 14 sources, APA, AU$ 88.95 »
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Abstract In this article, the writer notes that the increased use of gamma-hydroxybutric acid (GHB) to facilitate assault is a growing concern across America. The writer points out that colloquially known as the 'date-rape' drug, GHB is not only inexpensive, it is also easily accessible and easy to use by those wishing to conduct sexual assault. The writer discusses that for this reason, there is a need for women to be better informed about the uses of GHB, its effects, and how it is used in sexual assault. In addition GHB's legal status is discussed as well as the regulations that are in place from the FDA and DEA.
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Introduction
GHB Overview
GHB and Date Rape
Legal Status of GHB
Conclusion
From the Paper "Traditional cases of date rape involve substances that will likely physically disable their victims, sedating them into a state of unconscious anesthesia, which deprives them of cognition. This includes the ability to be oriented, the ability to remember what happened during the event, and the ability to maintain consciousness. The ideal drug, according to Jansen and Theron will create profound memory loss and will last at least a few hours, while impairing the ability to move. The ideal date rape drug is colorless and odorless, and can be dissolved easily in alcoholic or other beverages. GHB meets all of these requirements for the perfect date rape drug.
"Once awakened from their drugged coma, victims report a significant period of memory loss, where they typically have been moved to a new location. Often, the last memory a victim recalls is drinking a strongly flavored beverage that has been given to them by the perpetrator."
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Date Rape, 2005. A discussion about the troubling phenomenon of date rape. 2,014 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 9 sources, MLA, AU$ 82.95 »
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Abstract Date rape is a serious social issue, which must be addressed appropriately. This paper discusses how it is important to first develop a clear and absolute definition of date rape to protect men from false accusations and to protect women from sexual victimization on dates. It explains that this definition is needed so women can realize when things are proceeding in the wrong direction and take some action to stop it, while men can proceed cautiously and shield themselves from false allegations that next morning.
From the Paper "Date rape is a less technical term for acquaintance rape where offender is identified as a non-relative whom the victim knew personally. However the extent of this relationship may vary from case to case. In some cases, the offender and victim may have been on first date when the incident occurred while in others, they might be in steady relationship. Vast body of research on the subject reveals that date rape is a common social problem that is not limited exclusively to college students. Women of all age groups have experienced sexual coercion by a male acquaintance on a date. Pineau (1989) defines date rape as ?non-aggravated sexual assault, nonconsensual sex that does not involve physical injury, or the explicit threat of physical injury" (Pineau 217). Still date rape is a vaguely defined crime: one factor that has contributed to its growth."
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Date Rape, 2005. An examination of the alarmingly high frequency of date rape. 1,987 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 82.95 »
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Abstract This paper discusses how date rape, or acquaintance rape, has become such a common phenomenon. The paper takes the position that this has got a lot to do with the educational system and suggests possible solutions.
From the Paper "However, what is even more surprising than these high figures is that most occurrences of date rape go unreported. Several theories exist that try to explain this phenomenon. For example, many women may refuse to believe that their ?friend? raped them. In fact, they could ultimately convince themselves that that horrid night never actually occurred. Moreover, there is embarrassment following the attack in which memory and emotions become mixed up. When alcohol or drugs are involved, the women may have no memory of the attack whatsoever. Even if the victim does remember the attack, they could be left with a sense that they let themselves be taken advantage of. In cases such as this, the victim may blame them self instead of the attacker."
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Date Rape, 2006. This paper explores date rape and the attitudes towards it today. 1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 8 sources, AU$ 92.95 »
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Abstract The paper examines the issue of date rape, noting that it is not new, but that in the past authorities often viewed the victim as at least partially responsible for putting herself in the situation in the first place. The paper adds that also a reasonable doubt might be raised by the fact that the rapist and the victim were on a date at the time, so that a defense might be made that crossed signals were at fault rather than criminal intent. "
From the Paper "Rape has long been addressed by the criminal justice system as a crime, though how assiduously the system raises the issue and makes its case depends on a variety of circumstances and prevailing social attitudes. More recently, attitudes have changed so that claims of date rape are taken more seriously, and in addition, today there are certain drugs used for date rape and acquaintance rape, adding to the problem."
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Date Rape, 2006. A look at date rape myths and their effect on female survivors and their willingness to report. 4,221 words (approx. 16.9 pages), 27 sources, MLA, AU$ 145.95 »
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Abstract This paper seeks to explore the effect of rape myths on the victim. The paper explains that rape myths are stereotyped, false and prejudicial beliefs which serve to downplay the perpetrator's responsibility and criminality while shifting blame towards the victim. The paper looks at how these myths continue to be entrenched in society and thus dominate the general attitudes towards this crime. It also discusses how the myths contribute significantly to victims' feelings of guilt and often make it impossible for them to realize that they have even been raped.
From the Paper "To understand their dilemma we have to consider the societal predispositions towards the subject, the gender roles engrained in both women and men and the self protective mechanisms that exist in both the rapist and the society that tolerates his actions. The legal definitions of rape so far include forced vaginal, oral and anal sex that was either accomplished or attempted. Date rape, more specifically, is sexual assault that occurs when victim and perpetrator know each other through some form of accepted social contact. It is an act which uses sex as a weapon to exert power and humiliate, which makes this such a unique scenario, legally and personally. "
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Date Rape, 2002. An examination of this growing phenomena and methods of prevention. 1,149 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 51.95 »
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Abstract This paper explores the issue of date rape, its larger social context and the strategies that could be undertaken to help combat this problem. It examines the problems in defining this form of attack due to its ambiguous definition - "forced sexual intercourse with a dating partner".
From the Paper "A study released by the Department of Justice revealed that in 2001, nearly three percent of all college women have experienced a completed or attempted rape during their college years (Jainchill). This translates to one out of every five women in college. The findings were much higher than prevailing estimates, which stated that violence against women on the campus was on the decline. Many experts believe that the actual figure may be even higher, because many women do not report the crimes. The figures for women being sexually assaulted outside college are thus likely to be higher."
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Date Rape, 1991. A look at the legal and moral definitions of acquaintance rape including social myths and stereotypes, incidence, the typical rapist and victim, victim's reactions and the need for social and legal action. Outline. 2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 6 sources, AU$ 103.95 »
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From the Paper "Date rape can generally be defined as occurring whenever a man forces his date to have sex with him against her will. Some people expand this definition to include forced sex by any acquaintance, whether it be in the context of a date or not. Despite these simple definitions, however, there is a great deal of controversy over the precise legal and moral implications of date rape or acquaintance rape. The legal definition for date rape is extremely limited and it tends to place the burden of proof on the victim. A date rape victim will have a difficult time in court if the defense attorney can show a lack of evidence or can imply that the woman is loose or immoral in any way. Thus, in prosecuting a date rape case, it helps if the victim has visible bruises and is a "woman of shining character," because otherwise "the strict constructionist definitions of rape will..."
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Dating Behavior and Gender, 1994. A research proposal to measure college students' attitudes and values related to sexual relations, date rape and harrassment. 1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 6 sources, AU$ 51.95 »
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The increasing attention accorded to the issues of date rape and sexual harassment will provide the justification for a proposed research study that will investigate the function of gender as an explanatory variable in relation to differences in attitudes and values that lead to dating behaviors that culminate in sexual harassment or date rape. The literature indicates that males on the average begin dating an earlier age than do females in American society, tend to have more dating experience than do their female dating partners, and as a consequence, are more likely than are females to have established behavioral patterns that they tend to following all dating experiences regardless of who their partner may be, and without consideration for differing attitudes and values that may be held by a dating partner. The literature also indicated..."
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The Rave Drug, 2002. How date rape is related to the rave drug. 2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 23 sources, AU$ 115.95 »
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Abstract This paper discusses the implications of GHB, date rape and its relation to college students. It also explains the laws governing its legality in the state of New York.
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Women and Self-Defense, 2001. This paper discusses how women's self-defense programs and courses empower females against potential rapists and date rape and examines Katie Roiphe's book, "The Morning After: Sex, Fear, and Feminism on Campus". 3,410 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 8 sources, MLA, AU$ 125.95 »
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Abstract This paper argues that physically fighting back and the type of physical self-confidence gained through defense sports and sports in general should come to the forefront of the debate against rape. The author does not suggest that women?s defending themselves physically can replace the legal process as a way of punishing rapists. The issue is how women can both protect themselves and, if they have been raped or assaulted, find a way to cope with the tragedy which has occurred. The paper looks at numerous publications regarding feminism, self-defense, date rape and female sexuality.
From the Paper "It is the contention of this paper that women?s self-defense, particularly martial arts, gives women the best kind of physical and mental confidence to resist rape and to overcome the trauma of rape. Martial Arts enables a woman to feel confident about her body, not as something passive and used, but as something strong and resilient. For women whom have been raped, it enables them to see a difference in what their bodies can do since they experienced the crime. It gives them something physical and concrete to do, in place of or in addition to simply to rehashing the details of the crime over and over again. Women who are prosecuting their attacker may be forced to do even if they do not participate in a Take Back the Night march, and if they do so in such a context they are not doing it in a ?safe space? but a contentious one. This could make the act of speaking about the crime to be less cathartic."
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Self Protection for Women, 2001. This paper looks at the right of women to protect themselves from date rape. 3,500 words (approx. 14.0 pages), 8 sources, MLA, AU$ 127.95 »
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Abstract This paper argues that physically fighting back and the type of physical self-confidence gained through defense sports and sports in general should come to the forefront of the debate against rape. The author feels that the question at hand is how women can both protect themselves and, if they have been raped or assaulted, find a way to cope with the tragedy which has occurred.
From the Paper "Kickboxing, Martial Arts, and good-old-fashioned women's self-defense are offered at gyms, on college campuses, and by women's groups across the country. Yet when discussing the issues of rape and date rape, more often than not its the purple colors that represent Take Back the Night and blue light phones that are talked about. Are these the sorts of images and words that should reframe the issue of date rape?"
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Archaeological Dating Methods: A Case Study, 2002. This paper discusses four major methods of archaeological dating: stratigraphy, dendrochronology, obsidian hydration dating, and radiocarbon dating. 2,380 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 15 sources, MLA, AU$ 94.95 »
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Abstract The paper introduces archaeology, and explains that the concept of dating is central to the science of archaeology. Two broad categories of dating, relative and absolute, are introduced, and four major specific types of dating are presented to the reader; stratigraphy, dendrochronology, obsidian hydration dating, and radiocarbon dating. Each of the four methods are discussed in great detail, each with a closing paragraph devoted to the underlying problems with that particular method. For example, the section on stratigraphy begins with a brief history of the method itself, and introduces such concepts as the law of superposition, temporal sequences of data within stratified deposits, context evaluation, and determining age through the relative position of superimposed artifacts. The negatives of stratigraphy are then discussed, and include deformation, overlapping and reverse stratigraphy, and the method is evaluated on the whole. This format is then applied to the other three types of dating discussed. Finally, a concluding paragraph states that although the four types of dating discussed are infinitely valuable to archaeologists all over the world, there are still problems associated with each that need to be accounted for when using them to address the age of fossilized remains and other artifacts.
From the Paper "Archaeology is the study of past human cultures, and archaeologists must uncover and interpret material remains in order to reconstruct past ways of life. To understand the purposes of these remains, Archaeologists have the task of constructing a chronology of prehistory, using various dating methods. ?Without knowing the age of materials, little can be said about the activity that made them part of the site (David L. Webster, Susan Toby Evans & William T. Sanders, 1993: 128).? Dating is defined as the placement in time of events relative to one another or to any established scale of temporal measurement (Jeffrey S. Dean, 1981: 375). Dating methods used by Archaeologist incorporate the scientific method and have the advantages of objectification, application to isolated cultural sequences, and an expanded span of human prehistory for which an absolute chronology can be built (Keith Brannigan, 1974: 100-101). Scientific methods of dating are invaluable for the prehistoric periods and have revolutionized the archaeologists? ideas about the absolute chronology of the prehistoric culture sequence (Brannigan, 1974: 101), yet each of these scientific methods has many difficulties. Dating techniques fall into two categories?relative and absolute?and include the following: seriation, ceramic dating, potassium argon dating, thermoluminescence dating, archaeomagnetic dating, fission track dating, stratigraphy, dendrochronology, obsidian hydration dating, and radiocarbon dating. This paper will discuss the latter four methods, with an emphasis on the shortcomings of each."
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Radiometric (Radioactive) Dating, 2002. An examination of Radiometric dating, also known as carbon-12 or carbon-14 dating, including a look at dating using other radioactive methods. 1,500 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 4 sources, APA, AU$ 64.95 »
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Abstract A paper which explains the beginning of radioactive dating - a process which can give scientists the age of rocks and other materials and help us to identify when Earth began. The paper explores the progression of this method and its uses today, as well as discusses different methods that are used, other than carbon-12, such as potassium or argon dating.
From the Paper "Many view radioactivity as the end of the world in the event of a nuclear war. With its astonishing power, radioactivity could perhaps destroy and thus end the world. What many don't know about radioactivity is that is has the potential to tell scientists the age - or the beginning - of the Earth. Quite ironically, radioactivity could very well be responsible for both showing the beginning and the ending of Earth. A process called radiometric dating can give scientists the age of rocks and other materials and help us to identify when Earth began."
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The Re-definition of Rape, 2006. A look at how the feminist movement has re-defined the definition of rape and the effect that rape has on a victim. 1,860 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 77.95 »
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Abstract This paper discusses how historically, the concept of rape has severed to protect a man's right to exclusive sexual access to his woman, while the feminist re-definition of rape empowers women to assert control over their own bodies. This paper also reviews various reactions to this re-definition of rape and discusses the effects that rape has on a victim.
From the Paper "Criminology indicated that date rape was an under-reported crime (Date pp). Vanstone highlighted the fact that sex through physical violence is clearly viewed as rape, date rape, on the other hand, may not involve physical violence (Date pp). There are other forms other forms of coercion to obtain sex that is also considered rape, such as "fear of violence, detention, intoxication with alcohol or a drug, and deception can all be factors relevant to whether the woman has consented (Date pp). Vanstone said that date rape has been an offence for a very long time, yet only recently has been acknowledged as a serious social problem (Date pp). According to a 1996 survey, almost 90 percent of rape victims know the perpetrator, and of these victims, some 25 percent were the current partner, boyfriend or date of the victim in the twelve months prior to the survey, and if previous partners are added in, the percentage is as high as 37 percent (Date pp). However, date rape is rarely reported to law enforcement authorities, and most surveys indicate that the number of sexual assaults reported to the police are only the tip of the iceberg (Date pp). "
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