Perceptions of Rape and Attitudes toward Women in a Sample of Lebanese Students

Autor/inn/en	Rebeiz, Maria J.; Harb, Charles
Titel	Perceptions of Rape and Attitudes toward Women in a Sample of Lebanese Students
Quelle	In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 25 (2010) 4, S.735-752 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0886-2605
DOI	10.1177/0886260509334410
Schlagwörter	Rape; Victims of Crime; Gender Bias; Attitude Measures; Foreign Countries; Religious Factors; Gender Differences; Misconceptions; Females; Sexuality; Individual Characteristics; Marital Status; Cultural Influences; Social Values; Lebanon + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sexueller Missbrauch; Sexuelle Gewalt; Vergewaltigung; Victim; Victims; Crime; Opfer; Verbrechen; Geschlechterstereotyp; Ausland; Geschlechterkonflikt; Missverständnis; Weibliches Geschlecht; Sexualität; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Familienstand; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Sozialer Wert; Libanon
Abstract	This study investigated values, ambivalent sexism, religiosity, religious differences, gender, and attitudes toward rape victims as predictors of rape myths in a sample of Lebanese students (N = 300). Values of self-transcendence and conservation, gender, hostile sexism, and attitudes toward rape victims emerged as significant predictors of rape myths, confirming some of the premises in the literature. Type of rape (date, marital, acquaintance, and stranger rape) and victim's characteristics (widowed, married, devout, promiscuous, and chaste) were also investigated. Results revealed that no matter what the relationship between the victim and her perpetrator was, and regardless of the victim's characteristics, forcible sexual contact was always considered as rape. However, differences did emerge as to the degree to which these variations were perceived as rape. Implication of findings for research and the Lebanese culture are discussed. (Contains 3 tables and 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10