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Logie, C. H.; Alaggia, R.; Rwigema, M. J. – Health Education Research, 2014
Stigma, discrimination and violence contribute to health disparities among sexual minorities. Lesbian, bisexual and queer (LBQ) women experience sexual violence at similar or higher rates than heterosexual women. Most research with LBQ women, however, has focused on measuring prevalence of sexual violence rather than its association with health…
Descriptors: Social Bias, Social Discrimination, Violence, Bullying
Geller, Sheldon H. – 1977
The Toronto Transit Commission employees were on strike for 23 days, producing a total shut-down of all public transportation and a resulting increase in the number of hitch-hiking females. The strike provided a novel and unique opportunity to empirically examine two theories of sexual assault and to evaluate the effects of hitch-hiking upon…
Descriptors: Aggression, Crime, Females, Prevention