Citation

Viki GT, Abrams D, Masser B. Law Hum. Behav. 2004; 28(3): 295-303.

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(Copyright © 2004, American Psychological Association)

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Abstract

In most jurisdictions, the law does not recognize the distinction between stranger and acquaintance rape. However, these two types of rape seem to elicit different responses from both lay observers and legal practitioners. Two studies investigating the role of benevolent sexism (BS) in accounting for participants' responses to acquaintance vs. stranger rape perpetrators are reported. Participants were presented with vignettes describing either an acquaintance rape or a stranger rape. As predicted, relative to low-BS individuals, participants who scored high in BS attributed less blame (Study 1) and recommended shorter sentences (Study 2) for the acquaintance rape perpetrator. Benevolent sexism was unrelated to reactions to the perpetrator in the stranger rape condition. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Law and Human Behavior, 2004. Copyright © 2004 by Springer)

Adult Offender
Adult Violence
Adult Male
Male Offender
Male Violence
Sexual Assault Offender
Sexual Assault Perceptions
Stranger Rape
Stranger Violence
Acquaintance Rape
Acquaintance Violence
Date Rape
Rape Offender
Rape Perceptions
Violence Against Women
Perceptions About Offender
Offender Blaming
Offender Responsibility
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