The use and opposition of rape myths in prime-time television dramas

Brinson, Susan L.

doi:10.1007/bf00289945

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“…Researchers have identified rape myths in prime time television, with the "she's lying," "she asked for it," and "she wanted it" myths being the most prevalent (Brinson 1992;Cuklanz 1996Cuklanz , 2000. However, Cuklanz (1996Cuklanz ( , 2000 found fictional depictions of sexual assault to be less likely to endorse a prototypical view of sexual assault than the news media.…”

Section: Rape Myths In the Mediamentioning

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Prevalence of Rape Myths in Headlines and Their Effects on Attitudes Toward Rape

2008

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The present research investigated the prevalence and effects of rape myths in newspaper headlines. In study 1, a content analysis of online news headlines from US media (N=555) surrounding the 2003-2004 Kobe Bryant sexual assault case showed that 10% endorsed a rape myth. In study 2, students at a mid-sized university in the midwestern USA (N=154) read headlines endorsing or not endorsing rape myths. Male participants exposed to mythendorsing headlines were (a) less likely to think Bryant was guilty than those exposed to non-myth headlines, (b) more likely to hold rape-supportive attitudes than those exposed to non-myth headlines, and (c) more likely to hold rapesupportive attitudes than were female participants exposed to myth-endorsing headlines.

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Section: Rape Myths In the Mediamentioning

confidence: 98%

Prevalence of Rape Myths in Headlines and Their Effects on Attitudes Toward Rape

2008

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“…Such stronger rape-tolerant attitudes among men may be explained by patriarchal gender roles and expectations. In a patriarchal culture, men are taught to be dominant, rewarded for being tough, and encouraged to behave in sexually aggressive ways (Brinson 1992;DeKeseredy and Schwartz 2005;Warshaw and Parrot 1991), and such values and beliefs are often reinforced through male peer groups (Dekeseredy and Schwartz 1998).…”

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Attitudes Toward Date Rape Among University Students in South Korea

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The purpose of this study is to examine attitudes toward date rape among university students in South Korea. Participants included 163 students recruited from two universities in South Korea. Results show that male students were less rejecting of date rape-tolerant attitudes than female students were. Also, male students were less rejecting of the belief that the use of force to have sex on a date is acceptable under certain conditions. Attending a sexual assault educational program was associated with more rejection of date rape-tolerant attitudes among females, but not among males. The results will be of particular value to advocates who provide rape prevention and victim intervention programs.

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“…Myths about the victim often cast blame on the woman, such as accusing her of lying and not being reliable ("Women falsely accuse men of rape") or of being promiscuous ("Only promiscuous women get raped" or "She asked for it"). A further myth is that the victim has a hidden motive or vengeance (Brinson 1992;Burt 1980Burt , 1991Renae Franiuk, Jennifer Seefelt, Sandy Cepress, and Joseph Vandello 2008). Therefore, the frequent use of these myths "obscure and deny the personal vulnerability of all women by suggesting that only other women are raped" (Kimberly Lonsway and Louise Fitzgerald 1994, 136).…”

Section: Social Perceptions Of Rapementioning

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“…Accordingly, traditional patriarchal values have led people to perceive rape as shameful and as an extreme humiliation of women. Thus, rape myths solve social dissonance and rationalize rape by using false interpretations in regard to the event (Brinson 1992). The second approach suggests that people repeatedly use rape myths with the intention of preserving perceptions, such as, that the world is just, logical, and understandable.…”

Section: Social Perceptions Of Rapementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The redefinition of rape has shifted from perceiving the offense as an act of sex to that of a violent crime and a serious violation of women's civil rights and personal integrity (Susan Brinson 1992;Sheffield 1997). Thus, social attitudes toward rape have swung from the private context to the public domain (Nicola Gavey 2005).…”

Section: Social Perceptions Of Rapementioning

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“They Are All Good Boys”

Sela‐Shayovitz

2014

Feminist Media Studies

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This paper analyzes the construction of incidents of gang rape in Israeli newspapers between the years 2000 and 2010. The study examines the differences between the news media framing of gang rape and individual rape. Results indicate that the coverage of gang rape significantly differs from that of individual rape. Newspaper coverage over-emphasizes instances of gang rape in relation to individual occurrences of rape by means of sensational headlines and "yellow" journalism. Moreover, the construction of gang rape reflects a convergence of gender, race, and class oppression through the blaming and marginalizing of victims, criminalizing rapists from socially marginal groups, and absolving offenders most closely associated with the upper middle class. These findings suggest that the Israeli media play a key role in perpetuating patriarchal hegemony and social inequality.

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The use and opposition of rape myths in prime-time television dramas

Cited by 35 publications

References 7 publications

Prevalence of Rape Myths in Headlines and Their Effects on Attitudes Toward Rape

Prevalence of Rape Myths in Headlines and Their Effects on Attitudes Toward Rape

Attitudes Toward Date Rape Among University Students in South Korea

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