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The effect of sexist humor and type of rape on men’s self-reported rape proclivity and victim blame

Viki, G. Tendayi, Thomae, Manuela, Cullen, Amy, Fernandez, Hannah (2007) The effect of sexist humor and type of rape on men’s self-reported rape proclivity and victim blame. Current Research in Social Psychology, 13 (10). pp. 122-132. ISSN 1088-7423. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:35377)

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Abstract

In the current research, we investigated the effects of exposure to sexist humor on male self-

reported rape proclivity and perceptions of rape. We also considered the role of type of rape.

Male students were exposed to either sexist or non-sexist jokes and either a stranger rape or

an acquaintance rape scenario. We found the highest levels of self-reported rape proclivity

and victim blame in the sexist joke-acquaintance rape condition compared to the other

conditions. We also found the lowest levels of perceived seriousness of rape and

recommended sentence in the sexist joke-acquaintance rape condition compared to the other

conditions.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User: M.L. Barnoux
Date Deposited: 03 Oct 2013 11:39 UTC
Last Modified: 05 Nov 2024 10:18 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/35377 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Viki, G. Tendayi.

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