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The violence of care : rape victims, forensic nurses, and sexual assault intervention /

Every year in the U.S., thousands of women and hundreds of men participate in sexual assault forensic examinations. Drawing on four years of participatory research in a Baltimore emergency room, Sameena Mulla reveals the realities of sexual assault response in the forensic age. Taking an approach de...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mulla, Sameena (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2014].
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Sexual Violence in the City; 1. "The Hand of God": DNA and Victim Subjectivity in Sexual Assault Intervention; 2. Making Time: Temporalities of Law, Healing, and Sexual Violence; 3. On Truth and Disgust: Managing Emotion in the Forensic Intervention; 4. Re/production: Articulating Paths to Healing and Justice; 5. Facing Victims: Vision and Visage in the Forensic Exam; 6. Documentary Agency: Institutional Dispositions toward Gender and Rape Myths; 7. There Is No Place Like Home: Home, Harm, and Healing.
  • 8. Patient and Victim Compliance: Drugs, AIDS, and Local Geographies of CareConclusion: "We're Not There for the Victim": The Violence of Forensic Care; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; About the Author.