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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Is sexual assault an individual pathology or a cultural problem?

Renowned psychotherapist Esther Perel specializes in sex and couples therapy. She talks about what drives men to commit sexual assault, from rape to groping to exposing themselves in front of women. Is it an individual pathology, or something we -- as a culture -- teach?

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By Madeleine Brand • Nov 3, 2017 • 1 min read

Renowned psychotherapist Esther Perel specializes in sex and couples therapy. She talks about what drives men to commit sexual assault, from rape to groping to exposing themselves in front of women. Is it an individual pathology, or something we -- as a culture -- teach?

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    Madeleine Brand

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    Esther Perel

    psychotherapist; host of the podcast “Where Should We Begin?”

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