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Peer reviewedLott, Bernice; And Others – Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 1982
Discusses results of a survey conducted among students, faculty, and staff at the University of Rhode Island to explore experiences of and attitudes toward sexual assault and sexual harassment. (Author/MJL)
Descriptors: College Students, Females, Higher Education, Males
Download full textEmmers, Tara M.; Allen, Mike – 1995
Both men and women are faced with relational situations in which sexually coercive behaviors are exercised. Because various studies offer mixed findings, a study utilized meta-analysis to compare men's and women's resistance to sexual coercion. Literature for the investigation was compiled from computer searches using key words such as…
Descriptors: College Students, Communication Research, Higher Education, Interpersonal Communication
Peer reviewedAnderson, Virginia; Reis, Janet; Stephens, Yvonne – Adolescence, 1997
Summarizes the experiences of adolescents (N=244) regarding their experiences with dating relationships, sexual communication skills, and upper income. Results show that adolescents were generally confident that they could assert their own preferences and stand up to others regarding sexual issues, except for a small group of high school males.…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Dating (Social), Economic Factors, High School Students
Peer reviewedJordan, Timothy R.; Price, James H.; Telljohann, Susan K.; Chesney, Barbara K. – Journal of School Health, 1998
Assessed junior high students' perceptions regarding nonconsensual sexual activity. Surveys indicated 35% had had sexual intercourse; 19% reported feeling pressure from their friends to have sex; 17% had been sexually coerced by an adolescent, 7% by an adult; 6% reported having sexually coerced someone else. Students demonstrated low knowledge…
Descriptors: Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Knowledge Level, Locus of Control
Peer reviewedWaldner-Haugrud, Lisa – Update on Law-Related Education, 1995
Contends that sexual coercion while dating falls under the umbrella of school-related violence. Discusses acquaintance and date rape, a sexual coercion continuum, and coercion victims. Concludes with a discussion of six techniques to reduce risk of sexual coercion. (CFR)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Dating (Social), Educational Environment, Females
Peer reviewedLarson, Pat; Ryan, Roxann – Update on Law-Related Education, 1995
Discusses rape issues and contends that education about it should be provided at all grade levels. Presents a lesson in which students distinguish between facts and myths of rape and identify situations in which the legal definition of rape is met. (CFR)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Class Activities, Dating (Social), Educational Environment
On Campus with Women, 1990
Four issues of the newsletter, "On Campus with Women," present information on the status and education of women. The newsletters offer brief news items on the following topics: women and the law; discrimination and the law; employment; legal actions; child care; campus issues; sexual harassment and rape; campus crime; sports; women's studies;…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, College Athletics, Court Litigation, Crime
Moffitt, Mary Anne – 1986
Romance novels have become increasingly popular and sexually explicit, in part because women may gain a sense of self through reading them and perhaps in reaction to the patriarchal structure of society. Women may seek escape and a sense of self-identity through the novels'"larger-than-life" characters and predictable endings. Readers of…
Descriptors: Females, Identification (Psychology), Interpersonal Relationship, Literary Criticism
