NDLI: Rape Myths and Social Distance Toward Sex Offenders and Victims among Therapists and Students

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Shechory, Mally Idisis, Yael
Copyright Year	2006
Abstract	This study was designed to investigate the relationships between gender role stereotypes, rape myths, and social distance from sex offenders and sex crime victims among students and therapists. A Rape Myth Acceptance Scale, an Attitude Variables Questionnaire, and a Social Distance Scale were administered to 125 female social science students and 51 female therapists. The findings validated our hypothesis: traditional gender role attitudes and belief in rape myths were positively related to social distance. Although therapists were willing to be in social contact with both victims and offenders to a much greater degree than were students, both groups expressed a decline in willingness to have social contact with victims and offenders, especially when the relationships were closer and more intimate. It seems that three decades after the first studies of rape myths, prejudices and stereotypes concerning rape and rape victims still exist.
Starting Page	651
Ending Page	658
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISSN	03600025
Journal	Sex Roles
Volume Number	54
Issue Number	9-10
e-ISSN	15732762
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers
Publisher Date	2006-10-13
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Rape myths Social distance Sex offenders Victims Therapists and students Anthropology Sociology Interdisciplinary Studies Personality & Social Psychology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Gender Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology Social Psychology

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