The Rise and Rise of Sexual Violence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11966514 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joanna Bourke (0000-0002-7603-4421, Birkbeck, University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 104-116 |
| Publication date | 2018-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Historical Reflections/Réflexions Historiques (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0315-7997 • E-ISSN: 1939-2419 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3167/hrrh.2018.440111 |
| OpenAlex | W2783214030 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This article explores Pinker’s analysis of sexual violence in modern history. It argues that his analysis is flawed because of a selective choice of data, a minimization of certain harms, the application of an evolutionary psychology approach, the failure to interrogate new forms of aggression, and a refusal to acknowledge the political underpinnings of his research. By failing to acknowledge and then control for his own ideological bias, Pinker has missed an opportunity to convincingly explain the changing nature of violence in our societies
Aggression · Criminology · Evolutionary psychology · Ideology · Political science · Politics · Sexual violence · Sociology · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |