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Fowler, Shannon K.; Blackburn, Ashley G.; Marquart, James W.; Mullings, Janet L. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2010
Effective strategies aimed at prison sexual assault require inmates to possess the same definition of sexual assault as prison administrations. This article argues that prison culture is rape-supportive and inmates may not define sexual assault as such. After analyzing questionnaire responses given by male and female inmates in a large Southern…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Violence, Sexual Harassment, Rape
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Hillenbrand-Gunn, Theresa L.; Heppner, Mary J.; Mauch, Pamela A.; Park, Hyun-joo – Journal of Counseling & Development, 2010
This study investigated the effects of a Men as Allies--based intervention on high school students' rape-supportive attitudes and behaviors. As hypothesized at posttest, the male and female experimental groups demonstrated a significant decrease in rape-supportive attitudes, which was maintained at follow-up. Male participants viewed peers'…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Intervention, Violence, Sexual Harassment
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Holcomb, Derek R.; And Others – Journal of American College Health, 1993
Describes a college-level, mixed-gender date rape workshop provided to over 1,400 students. The workshop included student discussion. Evaluations indicated students were positive about the experience. Very few felt uncomfortable discussing date rape in mixed groups, and nearly all agreed that date rape was a topic worthy of discussion. (SM)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, College Students, Dating (Social), Discussion Groups
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Marie, Gillian – Studies in Continuing Education, 1989
Describes an educational program that enables women to explore, in a safe environment, male violence and its impact on their lives. Topics include battered women, rape, incest, pornography, nonphysical violence, and sexual harassment. The course helps women realize that violence is a societal, not individual, problem and empowers them to take…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Attitude Change, Battered Women, Foreign Countries
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Holcomb, Derek R.; And Others – Journal of American College Health, 1993
Compared date rape attitudes in college students who did and did not complete a mixed-gender date rape workshop. Survey results indicated men were more tolerant of date rape than women; control group students were more tolerant than treatment group students; and men exhibited a greater program effect than women. (SM)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, College Students, Dating (Social)
Abrams, Julie M.; And Others – 1996
This publication is a collection of 20 supporting documents for a conference program, "Working Together To Change the Rape and Violence Culture." Contents include: (1) "Presenter Contact Information"; (2) "Characteristics of Rape-Prone versus Rape-Free Cultures"; (3) "Dater's Bill of Rights"; (4)…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, College Environment, College Students, Cooperation