Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ246513
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-May
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Rape and Responsibility: How and How Much Is the Victim Blamed?
Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, v7 n5 p547-59 May 1981
In two experiments, subjects made attributions after reading a description of a rape. Responsibility was more strongly attributed to the victim's character for unrespectable victims, and to chance for respectable victims. Males blamed the victim's character more than females; females emphasized the role of chance more than males. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Attribution Theory, Experiments, Females, Males, Rape, Responsibility, Sex Differences, Victims of Crime
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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