Misogyny, Acculturation, and Ethnic Identity: Relation to Rape-Supportive Attitudes in Asian American College Men

Koo, Kelly H.; Stephens, Kari A.; Lindgren, Kristen P.; George, William H.

doi:10.1007/s10508-011-9729-1

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“…Latino men were under-represented in the Misogynistic group, while Asian-American men were over-represented in this group and virtually absent from the Sex-Focused group. This latter finding is consistent with previous research suggesting that college-age Asian-American men report more “traditional” gender role beliefs and rape-supportive attitudes than white college men (Koo et al, 2012), which Koo et al suggest may reflect underlying patriarchal values across diversity in Asian and Asian-American ethnic and cultural groups. Asian and Asian-American men are often under-represented in masculinities research (Liu & Iwamoto, 2007); the clustering of a small proportion of Asian-identified men in this high-risk masculinity group suggests the importance of ensuring that Asian-American men are included in future research.…”

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A Latent Class Analysis of Heterosexual Young Men’s Masculinities

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Parallel bodies of research have described the diverse and complex ways that men understand and construct their masculine identities (often termed“masculinities”) and, separately, how adherence to traditional notions of masculinity places men at risk for negative sexual and health outcomes. The goal of this analysis was to bring together these two streams of inquiry. Using data from a national, online sample of 555 hetero-sexually active young men, we employed latent class analysis (LCA) to detect patterns of masculine identities based on men’s endorsement of behavioral and attitudinal indicators of“dominant” masculinity, including sexual attitudes and behaviors. LCA identified four conceptually distinct masculine identity profiles. Twogroups, termed the Normative and Normative/Male Activities groups, respectively, constituted 88 % of the sample and were characterized by low levels of adherence to attitudes, sexual scripts, and behaviors consistent with“dominant”masculinity, but differed in their levels of engagement in male-oriented activities (e.g., sports teams). Only eight percent of the sample comprised a masculinity profile consistent with “traditional” ideas about masculinity; this group was labeled Misogynistic because of high levels of sexual assault and violence toward female partners. The remaining four percent constituted a Sex-Focused group, characterized by high numbers of sexual partners, but relatively low endorsement of other indicators of traditional masculinity. Follow-up analyses showed a small number of differences across groups on sexual and substance use health indicators. Findings have implications for sexual and behavioral health interventions and suggest that very few young men embody or endorse rigidly traditional forms of masculinity.

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A Latent Class Analysis of Heterosexual Young Men’s Masculinities

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“…For example, numerous studies indicate that men have higher levels of rape myth acceptance than women (e.g., Hayes-Smith & Levett, 2010;Lonsway & Fitzgerald, 1994;Suarez & Gadalla, 2010) and that non-Whites tend to have higher rape myth acceptance than Whites (Suarez & Gadalla, 2010). In addition, among men, Asian and Hispanic men have been shown to more strongly support rape myths than White men (Fischer, 1987;Koo, Stephens, Lindgren, & George, 2012); among women, Black women have higher levels of rape myth acceptance than White women (Carmody & Washington, 2001). Among college affiliations, fraternity and sorority members report more rape-supportive attitudes than do non-Greek students (Bleecker & Murnen, 2005;Franklin, 2016), and male athletes have higher levels of rape myth acceptance than nonathletes do (Sawyer, Thompson, & Chicorelli, 2002;Suarez & Gadalla, 2010).…”

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Intersectionality and Perceptions About Sexual Assault Education and Reporting on College Campuses

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2017

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A mixed‐methods design with an intersectional feminist framework was used with 1,899 students at a large Southern university to critically examine (a) how students view the issue of sexual assault on their own campus, (b) how they perceive the status of reporting sexual assault to campus officials, and (c) how they are responding overall to a campus‐wide sexual assault education program. Some privileged groups, especially heterosexual men, were less informed than others about sexual assault and less supportive of campus sexual assault education. In contrast, some marginalized groups, including lesbian, gay, and bisexual students, perceived campus sexual assault to be a more serious issue than did other groups, but they were also most critical of heteronormative biases in most campus programing. Non‐White students were most supportive of sexual assault education. Empirically driven implications for campus sexual assault programs are provided.

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“…Prison settings have also been argued to reinforce toxic masculinity, defined as the constellation of stereotypical male traits, which fosters violence, devaluation of women, and misogyny (Kupers, 2010). Previous studies found misogynistic beliefs to be positively correlated with rape (Shotland, 1985) and rape-supportive attitudes (Koo, Stephens, Lindgren, & George, 2012). Consequently, prisoners may subscribe to negative attitudes pertaining to rape and rape victims.…”

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