Estimated incidence of unwanted sexual experiences on one college campus. Based on self-administered survey, estimated that 34 percent of women had experienced contact; 20 percent experienced attempted intercourse; and 10 percent experienced completed intercourse. Argues that stranger-acquaintance dichotomy be abandoned in favor of typology…

Rape is a crisis shared by the victim and her family. The family's reaction is influenced by cultural views such as viewing rape as sex rather than violence. Adaptive responses can be supported by open expression, education, and family, as well as individual counseling. (JAC)

Employed data from the National Family Violence Survey to explore predictors of fear of future abuse among married or cohabitating women (n=356) whose partners abused them. Fear was higher in women whose partners initiated the violence; subjected them to forced sex or; made them afraid to retaliate in violence. (SNR)