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Attitudes Toward Rape Among African American Male and Female College Students
Author(s) -
Sapp Marty,
Farrell Walter C.,
Johnson James H.,
Hitchcock Kim
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1999.tb02441.x
Subject(s) - multivariate analysis of variance , mythology , psychology , context (archaeology) , multivariate analysis , social psychology , demography , clinical psychology , gender studies , medicine , sociology , geography , archaeology , machine learning , computer science , philosophy , theology
The purpose of this study was to investigate how African American male and female college students differ in their attitudes concerning rape. Two‐hundred and ten college students completed a 12‐item questionnaire designed to measure their views toward this issue. A 2‐group multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) revealed statistically significant differences between African American men and women, with men being more accepting of stereotypes and myths about rape. These differences are discussed in the context of sexism and rape myths. Strategies for changing students' attitudes toward rape are proposed.