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Peer reviewedJacobson, Marsha B.; Popovich, Paula M. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1983
Examined the effects of victim and defendent attractiveness on the judgments of 96 students responding to an account of a rape. Results showed subjects tended to be biased against the attractive victim but biased in favor of the attractive defendent. (JAC)
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Rape, Social Bias
Victim Blaming in Rape: Effects of Victim and Perpetrator Race, Type of Rape, and Participant Racism
Direct linkGeorge, William H.; Martinez, Lorraine J. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2002
Stereotypes about Black sexuality fostered hypotheses that racial factors and racism influence rape victim blaming. Predominantly White and Asian college students (170 men, 162 women) completed the Modern Racism Scale and evaluated a rape vignette varying victim race, perpetrator race, and rape type. As predicted, racial factors determined victim…
Descriptors: Race, Rape, Stereotypes, Females
