For educators, researchers, policy makers, professionals who work with sexual assault victims, survivors, and students, Ullman (criminology, law, and justice, U. of Illinois at Chicago) examines issues American women experience when talking about their sexual assault, including why, how often, and to whom they disclose their rape; how people respond; and how these responses affect survivors. She also addresses social attitudes towards rape, advocates' and clinicians' experiences helping survivors, factors influencing their responses, her experience conducting interviews with survivors, her methods of coping, ethical considerations, and recommendations for changing social attitudes and responses. She focuses on female adults, but includes social reactions to child sexual abuse survivors. Information is drawn from interviews and mail surveys. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)