Gender, Gender Identity, Rape Myth Acceptance, and Time of Initial Resistance on the Perception of Acquaintance Rape Blame and Avoidability.

Kopper, Beverly A.

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ERIC Number: EJ525482

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Gender, Gender Identity, Rape Myth Acceptance, and Time of Initial Resistance on the Perception of Acquaintance Rape Blame and Avoidability.

Kopper, Beverly A.

Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, v34 n1-2 p81-93 Jan 1996

Investigated the role of gender, gender role identity, rape myth acceptance, and initial resistance in assigning blame in the case of acquaintance rape, and studied the perceived avoidability of the assault for 355 female and 179 male college students. The gender differences in responses are discussed. (SLD)

Descriptors: College Students, Emotional Response, Females, Higher Education, Identification (Psychology), Males, Mythology, Perception, Rape, Sex Role, Student Attitudes, Violence

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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