apartment by sliding open an unlocked window. He threatens the woman's life as she

kicks and screams with terror. He rapes her, and then leaves.

After work a husband comes home and insists that his wife performs oral sex.

When she denies him of his request; he tightly grabs her shoulder and pushes her to her

knees. He then unzips his pants and forces her to perform oral sex.

A couple is out on a date, when the man pulls off to the side of a country road.

The couple begins to make out in the back seat of the car. The man proceeds to pull off

both his and her pants as she says "I don't want to have sex," he ignores what she has said

All of these scenario's are considered rape in California. In this paper I will

address a feminist perspective of rape, and rape prevention.

Rape was viewed, prior to the 20th century, as a crime against the father or

husband of the raped women, rather than a crime against the women herself. These

women would not be allowed to marry into respectable families, and would often stay

single remaining the economic liability of the father. These women wo

viewed as strong, intelligent, and aggressive. Society believes that women need to be

rapist requests in fear for their life.

legitimate heirs" [Odem, Clay-Warner (1998), p. 36].

and uses psychological abuse and reasoning for his actions; they often believe that they

began to shift from the victim to the offender. It became clear to society that rape was

FARE (Fraternity Acquaintance Rape Education), was designed to educate men in

depraved or a "fallen" woman if she engaged in sexual intercourse before she was married,

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