Identification and Attribution of Blame in Rape Situations by University Students
Wesley Henrique Pagel,
Carolina Laurenti,
Walkiria Maria de Oliveira Macerau
et al.
Abstract:Although society criminalizes rape, many institutions reproduce stereotypes of this sexual assault. Rape can also occur in the university and in various ways that do not correspond to its stereotypes. The article aimed to evaluate how undergraduates identify situations of rape and how they attribute fault to the victim and the aggressor. 228 participants commented on fictional stories of rape that manipulated the variables: sexual assault with or without penetration; previous behavior of the victim; previous r… Show more
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