Perceptions of male victims in depicted sexual assaults: A review of the literature

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 367-377

  Davies, Michelle ^a   Rogers, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Male rape; Sexual assault; Victim blame

Indexed keywords

FEMINISM; HOMOPHOBIA; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; REVIEW; SEXUAL CRIME; VICTIM;

EID: 33744899896     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2006.01.002     Document Type: Review

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