Blame toward male rape victims in a hypothetical sexual assault as a function of victim sexuality and degree of resistance

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 533-544

  Davies, Michelle ^a   Rogers, Paul ^a   Bates, Jo Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blame; Homophobia; Male rape; Sexual assault; Victim resistance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RAPE; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RAPE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61849169634     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918360802345339     Document Type: Article

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