Citation

French BH, Neville HA. Violence Against Women 2017; 23(3): 368-394.

Affiliation

University of Illinois, Champaign, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801216641517

PMID

27075665

Abstract

Extending the American Psychological Association (APA) report on the Sexualization of Girls, this study investigated how young women identified sources of coerced sex.

FINDINGS from three focus groups with 25 Black and White adolescent women uncovered a perceived overarching force that "pushed" them to have sex before they felt ready. Participants identified four domains of coerced sex: (a) Sociocultural Context, (b) Internalized Sexual Scripts, (c) Partner Manipulation of Sexual Scripts, and (d) Developmental Status. Coerced sex was a complex system consisting of cultural, peer, and internal messages that create pressures to engage in sexual activities. Future implications for research and practice are presented.

© The Author(s) 2016.

Language: en