Irina Anderson is a principal lecturer in Psychology at the University of East London.Kathy Doherty is a principal lecturer in Communication Studies at Sheffield Hallam University.

'Accounting for Rape provides a timely, in-depth critique of contemporary rape supportive culture in western societies. Anderson and Doherty offer compelling insights into the prejudices informing our understandings of sexual violence, including assumptions about the gendering of victims of rape. Presented in an accessible and engaging way, Accounting for Rape is destined to make a significant impact on contemporary scholarship on sexual violence and rape culture.' - Dr Annie Potts, School of Culture, Literature & Society, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

• 1. Rape Supportive Culture. 2. The Social Psychology of Rape Perception. 3. Toward a Feminist Discourse Analysis of Accounts for Rape. 4. Talking about Female Rape: The Social Construction of Hazard/Risk and Accountability. 5. Making Sense of Male Rape. 6. Metaphors About Female and Male Rape. Conclusions.

Irina Anderson is a principal lecturer in Psychology at the University of East London.Kathy Doherty is a principal lecturer in Communication Studies at Sheffield Hallam University.

'Accounting for Rape provides a timely, in-depth critique of contemporary rape supportive culture in western societies. Anderson and Doherty offer compelling insights into the prejudices informing our understandings of sexual violence, including assumptions about the gendering of victims of rape. Presented in an accessible and engaging way, Accounting for Rape is destined to make a significant impact on contemporary scholarship on sexual violence and rape culture.' - Dr Annie Potts, School of Culture, Literature & Society, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

• 1. Rape Supportive Culture. 2. The Social Psychology of Rape Perception. 3. Toward a Feminist Discourse Analysis of Accounts for Rape. 4. Talking about Female Rape: The Social Construction of Hazard/Risk and Accountability. 5. Making Sense of Male Rape. 6. Metaphors About Female and Male Rape. Conclusions.

Irina Anderson is a principal lecturer in Psychology at the University of East London.Kathy Doherty is a principal lecturer in Communication Studies at Sheffield Hallam University.

'Accounting for Rape provides a timely, in-depth critique of contemporary rape supportive culture in western societies. Anderson and Doherty offer compelling insights into the prejudices informing our understandings of sexual violence, including assumptions about the gendering of victims of rape. Presented in an accessible and engaging way, Accounting for Rape is destined to make a significant impact on contemporary scholarship on sexual violence and rape culture.' - Dr Annie Potts, School of Culture, Literature & Society, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

• 1. Rape Supportive Culture. 2. The Social Psychology of Rape Perception. 3. Toward a Feminist Discourse Analysis of Accounts for Rape. 4. Talking about Female Rape: The Social Construction of Hazard/Risk and Accountability. 5. Making Sense of Male Rape. 6. Metaphors About Female and Male Rape. Conclusions.