Sexual Attitudes and Experiences With Sexual Coercion: Exploring the Influence of Race and Gender

This work explores the influence of gender and race on sexual attitudes and on experiences with sexual victimization. Using data on undergraduate college students, the effects of gender and race on five factor scales related to rapesupportive attitudes and sexual victimization are examined. Analysis...

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Published in:Journal of black psychology 1995-08, Vol.21 (3), p.224-238
Main Authors: Kalof, Linda, Wade, Bruce H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude Measures
Attitudes
Black White Differences
Blacks
Coercion
College Students
Comparative Analysis
Gender
Gender-Racial differences
Interpersonal Relationship
New York
Psychology
Race
Racial Differences
Racial Factors
Rape
Sex
Sex Differences
Sex Role
Sexes
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Assault
Sexual behavior
Sexual behaviour
Sexual relationships
Sexuality
Social psychology
Student Attitudes
Students
Undergraduate Students
Universities
USA
Victimization
Whites
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Summary:This work explores the influence of gender and race on sexual attitudes and on experiences with sexual victimization. Using data on undergraduate college students, the effects of gender and race on five factor scales related to rapesupportive attitudes and sexual victimization are examined. Analysis of variance shows that the influence of gender on sexual attitudes and experiences is stronger than the influence of race. But there is evidence of an interaction between race and gender on the acceptance of interpersonal violence and the acceptance of rape myths. Whereas women regardless of race are significantly more likely than men to have experienced sexual coercion, they are much less likely than men to hold attitudes supportive of rape, interpersonal violence, sex role stereotyping, and adversarial relationships.
ISSN:0095-7984
1552-4558
DOI:10.1177/00957984950213002