Sexual Coercion Attitudes among High School Students: The Influence of Gender and Rape Education.

Feltey, Kathryn M.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ437071

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Sexual Coercion Attitudes among High School Students: The Influence of Gender and Rape Education.

Feltey, Kathryn M.; And Others

Youth and Society, v23 n2 p229-50 Dec 1991

Attitudes of adolescents about the justifiability of sexual coercion under certain circumstances are examined for 118 suburban high school students (65 percent females) who heard a date rape lecture and completed pretest and posttest surveys. Gender is the most salient variable explaining attitude about sexual coercion and rape. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Age Differences, Aggression, Females, High School Students, High Schools, Males, Rape, Sex Bias, Sex Differences, Sex Stereotypes, Socialization, Student Attitudes, Suburban Schools

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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