Dissertations / Theses: 'Rape'

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Khan, Jawaid. "A study of rapes of girls under the age of 13 years in Hong Kong 1989-1992." Thesis, Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1994. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B13781169.

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Flaschka, Monika J. "Race, Rape and Gender in Nazi-Occupied Territories." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1258726022.

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Hockett, Jericho M. "“Rape victims” versus “rape survivors”: oppression and resistance in individuals’ perceptions of women who have been raped." Diss., Kansas State University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/16525.

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Doctor of Philosophy
Department of Psychological Sciences
Donald A. Saucier
An overview discusses rape in terms of two systems of social power: oppression and resistance. Components of these systems—i.e., individuals’ rape-related attitudes, beliefs, perceptions, and behaviors, and outcomes—are compared in the literatures on “rape victims” and “rape survivors” (Hockett & Saucier, under review), suggesting that different results and conclusions are associated with different labels applied to the same group (i.e., women who have been raped). Three studies assessed differences in individuals’ rape-related perceptions (Study 1), intergroup helping intentions (Study 2), and interpersonal helping intentions (Study 3) for “rape victims,” “rape survivors,” and “women who have been raped.” Extending feminist and social psychological theories of social power, results generally supported my hypotheses that such labels would produce different perceptions and helping intentions. The discussion addresses implications for theory, limitations, and directions for future research.

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Blake, Emily Anne. "The rape supportive cognition of rape prone men." Thesis, University of Kent, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.604001.

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The literature examining the offence supportive cognition of sexual offences against adult women appears to be divided into two different approaches. The social psychological approach utilises community samples of nonconvicted men such as men who demonstrate some level of Rape Proclivity, also known as rape prone men. In contrast, the forensic clinical literature utilises samples of convicted rapists. While the social psychology approach uses implicit methods in order to assess the non conscious aspect of cognition, forensic clinical researchers tend to rely on self report measures such as questionnaires and interviews. The purpose of this thesis was to amalgamate these two disparate approaches, in order to systematically investigate the rape supportive cognition of rape prone men. Four studies were conducted in order to examine the four stages of a social cognition framework; structures, operations, products, and behaviour. Studies One to Three utilised implicit measures alongside traditional self report measures in order to examine the relative utility of each methodology. Study Four employed a unique design in which participants interacted with a female confederate, in order to examine their social perception abilities and further to study the links between rape supportive cognition and behaviour itself. Contrary to expectations, the self report measure of rape supportive cognition appeared to be the most robust measure of cognition in rape prone men. The implicit measures used in Study One and Two, designed to measure rape supportive cognitive structure, however, faded to identify any such cognition in rape prone men. In Study Three, the implicit measure found evidence for just one of five rape supportive schema hypothesised to be held by rapists (Ward & Polaschek, 2002) in rape prone men. Finally, Study Four found some evidence for a social perception deficit in rape prone men, but this did not appear to have an impact on behaviour. The results of all four studies are discussed in terms of existing theory of rape supportive cognition, and the methodology used to assess such cognition.

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Granger, Kara, and s3041360@student rmit edu au. "Multi-comparisons of rape and rape myth endorsement through analysis of existing modified rape myth items." RMIT University. Health Sciences, 2008. http://adt.lib.rmit.edu.au/adt/public/adt-VIT20080829.093911.

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Traditionally, rape has been viewed as a crime perpetrated by men against women. However, it is now recognised that males can also be victims of rape. The current research had several interrelated aims to; (i) provide a profile of both male and female rape victims, (ii) compare the characteristics of rape perpetrated against male and female victims, (iii) estimate the incidence of male and female rape within the general community, (iv) describe the reporting practices of rape victims, and (v) determine the relationship between rape and depression, suicide ideation, and suicide attempts. The community's level of rape myth endorsement was also explored. Rape myths were defined as attitudes and beliefs about rape, rape victims, and rapists that are generally false but are widely and persistently held, and serve to deny and justify sexual aggression against women and men. The present study compared rape myth endorsement levels concerning both male and female victims. However, it was first necessary to construct a rape myth questionnaire, the Rape Attitudinal Scale (RAQ), which minimised the methodological limitations of pre-existing scales. The current research utilised online methodology and, in total, 560 individuals participated in the research. It was found that almost two out of every five participants had been a victim of rape during their lifetime, with males accounting for 8.60% of the raped sample. Rape victims emanated from a variety of demographic backgrounds and the gender differences between the characteristics of the rape were discussed. Approximately one in seven rape victims stated that they had reported the rape to police, with half of those rape victims regretting informing the police of their experience. Almost twice as many female rape victims than male rape victims failed to report their rape to anyone. It was also found that victims of rape are more likely to report rape to authorities when the rape fits the

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Rustin, Carmine Jianni. "Perceptions of Power, Race and Gender in Interracial Rape." University of the Western Cape, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/8462.

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Magister Artium (Psychology) - MA(Psych)
Violence against women is a profound social problem which has received much attention from feminists, academics, activists, media, and also government. One such form of violence is interracial rape. In South Africa, little is known about interracial rape (rape across race groups). The main aim of this study is to examine students' perceptions of power, gender and race in interracial rape. This thesis also explores what White male and female students said, and what Black male and female students said about power, race and gender when examining interracial rape. This study is based within an interpretive-hermeneutical paradigm, using qualitative methodology. Data was collected in six focus groups, three of which were held at a historically Black university and three at a historically White university. Both men and women participated in these groups. The data was analysed thematically with the aid of a computerised software package, Atlasti. The analysed text identified dominant and minor themes. The main themes that emerged were as follows: 1) a power and domination theme, 2) a justification of rape theme, 3) a race, racism and apartheid theme. The results indicate that power plays an important role in interracial rape. Power underpins both gendered and racial oppression. In interracial rape, racial oppression becomes dominant and takes on more prominence than gender oppression. It is thus fore mostly perceived as a racial issue

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Bottger, Christopher. "Does familiarity with a rape victim influence rape myth acceptance? /." View online, 2010. http://repository.eiu.edu/theses/docs/32211131575056.pdf.

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Chapman, Cristine Kimberly. "Silencing the radical rape prevention and the rape crisis movement /." [Pensacola, Fla.] : University of West Florida, 2008. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/WFE0000148.

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Saunders, Candida. "Prosecuting male rape." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.537795.

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Daniel, Synodi-Hermione. "Rethinking gender, rape and the rape trial : the sociological analysis of rape in 21st century England and Wales." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.433510.

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Yates, Pamela M. (Pamela Marie) Carleton University Dissertation Psychology. "An Investigation of factors associated with definitions and perceptions of rape, propensity to commit rape, and rape prevention." Ottawa, 1996.

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Graham, Lucy Valerie. "State of peril : Race and rape in South African literature." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.527312.

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Littleton, Heather Leigh. "When is it rape? The role of rape and seduction scripts." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/32133.

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Accompanying the high prevalence of rape among college women is a high prevalence of unacknowledged rape, or women who have been raped who do not label it as such. The current studies explore one theory which may help account for unacknowledged rape, script theory. Specifically, it may be that individuals have scripts for rape and seduction which overlap on a number dimensions, which may lead certain incidents of rape to be labeled seduction. Three studies were conducted to test the possible role of scripts in labeling an incident rape or not. In study 1, unique and overlapping elements of undergraduates' rape and seduction scripts were identified using a free-writing task and a questionnaire. In study 2, an ambiguous sexual scenario was developed. In study 3, script salience was manipulated by labeling the ambiguous scenario as either rape or seduction. This manipulation had little effect on participants' characterization of the scenario. However, results of internal analyses suggested that what script was activated affected participants' beliefs about the outcome of the scenario for the woman as well as their recall for the elements of the scenario. Implications of the results for the phenomenon of unacknowledged rape are discussed.
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Booley, Ayesha. "Subjective accounts of post-rape adjustment amongst South African rape survivors." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7481.

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Includes bibliographical references (leaves 107-118)
This study aimed to explore the subjective experiences of rape survivors, with a greater focus on the ongoing process of post-rape adjustment, as compared with the immediate psychological impact. The research employed feminist, qualitative methodology. In-depth interviews were conducted with ten rape survivors from the Rape Crisis office in Observatory, Cape Town, in the Western Cape. The interviews were recorded and the transcripts were analysed using grounded theory. The following broad thematic areas were identified: (1) psychiatric symptoms, (2) sense of self, (3) relationships with others, (4) coping attempts, and (5) grappling with meaning. The latter two thematic areas formed the focus of the study, and were discussed in more detail The main findings suggest that (l) subjective experience of the rape is more significant than the specific characteristics of the assault, (2) post-rape adjustment is not so much about recovery, but rather finding ways to adjust, which includes finding ways to live with the rape and making peace with the rape, and (3) meaning-making IS central to the process of post-rape adjustment. In addition, participants in the current study offered some alternative discourses to that of pathology. Recommendations for future research in this area are offered.

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Robb, Hannah Jackson. "Rape, Responsibility, Response: Feminist Solutions to Rape Culture on College Campuses." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/579317.

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Sexual assault on college campuses is an urgent social and cultural issue. The historical mistreatment of rape victims lays the groundwork for our current culture, laden with rape myths that sustain many incorrect and damaging social beliefs and legal theories surrounding sexual assault. Liberal feminists have tried to move towards a solution to this problem through legal recognition, representation, and reform. Radical feminists have criticized reformist elements of the liberal approach, arguing that sexual assault is merely a symptom of a greater social problem, a patriarchal culture that perpetuates and normalizes violence and sexual dominance. This paper considers the views of liberal and radical feminist philosophies as they apply to the issue of sexual assault, while also taking into account the strengths and weaknesses of the solutions they offer. I'll argue that on a practical level, the liberal feminist push for legislative action is necessary in an effort to claim justice for rape victims. However, on more foundational level, I believe that the radical feminist view reaches for the very heart of this issue, calling attention to a cultural acceptance and normalization of misogyny, sexism, and violence that serve as foundations for sexual assault and the endurance of rape culture.

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Allred, Stephanie K. "Multiple levels of influence on the sexual assault victim : examining the relationship of sexist beliefs, social reactions, and self-blame on recovery /." view abstract or download file of text, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1417809081&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=11238&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2007.
Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 142-151). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.

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Panarello, Triscia. "Attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions about date rape, alcohol-related rape, and non-consensual drug use rape on a college campus." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 1998. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/45.

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Bachelors
Arts and Sciences
Sociology

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White, Sandra Shardlow. "The Mediating Influence of Homophobia on Male Rape Victims." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2006. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd1236.pdf.

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Weiner, Rachel H. "Perceptions of Rape Victims: Rape, Pregnancy, and Abortion in Akin's 'Legitimate' America." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2013. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/197.

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The consequences of rape can be both psychologically and physically damaging to the victim. Unfortunately, it is all too frequently the case that attitudes against the victim in the form of acceptance of rape myths and other forms of victim-blaming serve merely to perpetuate these psychological consequences. This study looks at both the theoretical feminist and psychoanalytic perspectives that lay the groundwork for the foundations of Western culture’s inability to understand and empathize the female bodily condition in terms of rape and pregnancy, and the psychological effects that contribute to juror perceptions of rape victims and attitudes towards abortion. A study was run comparing a control trial transcript of a rape case, a transcript where the victim became pregnant, and one where she had an abortion as a result of her pregnancy, against responses to questions of rapist and victim-blame and empathy. The results were scattered, but overall there were significant differences in jurors perceptions of the rape, the victim, and the rapist that fluctuated as a result of pregnancy or abortion being admitted into evidence.

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Cook, Kate. "Rape, the end of the story : a study of rape appeal cases." Thesis, Manchester Metropolitan University, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.412605.

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Gregorowski, Claire. "Rape crisis counsellors' experiences of working with rape survivors in Cape Town." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14330.

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Includes bibliographical references (leaves 117-128).
This exploratory qualitative study documents the clinical knowledges gained by Rape Crisis counsellors working with rape survivors in Cape Town. It includes a description of the demographic profile of their clients, the rape experiences that their clients report, the psychological difficulties that clients present with, the methods of treatment being offered by the Rape Crisis counsellors, and counsellors' experiences regarding the effectiveness and/or limitations of these interventions. The research is conducted from a phenomenological hermeneutic framework. A semi-structured interview was developed for the research and was administered to eight counsellors and three counselling co-ordinators across the three Rape Crisis centres in Cape Town. Data were analysed using grounded theory analysis techniques. The research found that for the survivors of rape presenting for treatment at Rape Crisis, the experience of childhood sexual assault (CSA) was common, and that many survivors have experienced multiple traumatisation, or experience multiple ongoing stressors in addition to dealing with the impact of rape or CSA. Participants reported that survivors experience similar patterns of post-rape symptomotology as described in international literature. Treatments offered by participants were guided by the principle of empowerment and closely resembled feminist counselling models. The majority of participants' counselling work focussed on the early stages of recovery from trauma described in the literature, namely establishing physical, community, interpersonal and emotional safety. Establishing physical safety required that participants draw on an extensive network of non-government and other organisations. Treatment also focused on helping survivors to talk about their traumatic experiences and facilitating their connection with others. Participants commonly reported experiencing vicarious traumatisation as a result of their work with clients. The most commonly reported barriers to treatment were clients' conditions of poverty and the limited amount of sessions participants are able to offer due to limited resources. Despite these, the participants reported observing positive change in many of their clients following treatment.

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Bhuptani, Prachi H. Bhuptani. "Role Of Blame And Rape-related Shame In Distress Among Rape Victims." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1594216779951269.

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Bolton, Holz Kenna. "The role of fear of unintentional rape in rape prevention programming response /." Available to subscribers only, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1895040961&sid=6&Fmt=2&clientId=1509&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2009.
"Department of Psychology." Keywords: Rape, Prevention, Fear, Men Includes bibliographical references (p.95-101). Also available online.

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Patcharapimon, Chonmasri. "Rape in Thailand : an evalution of proposed and implemented rape law reform /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1999. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09ARM/09armp294.pdf.

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Piatak, Kirsten A. "Assessing Victim Blame: Intersections of Rape Victim Race, Gender, and Ethnicity." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2015. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2514.

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The current study sought to assess the impact of the race, gender, and ethnicity of rape victims on college students’ propensity to assign culpability to victims. Using a sample of college students (n=279) from a mid-sized Southeastern university, respondents were given a set of six different vignettes, varying only by victim characteristics. These vignettes featured alcohol-facilitated sexual assault between acquaintances, a common occurrence in college environments. Respondents were asked to evaluate the culpability of the victim through a blameworthiness scale. Through the incorporation of the Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale, this study also measured the respondents’ propensity to assign blame to female rape victims and to alleviate male perpetrators of any responsibility. Results indicated that adherence to rape myth acceptance was a more significant predictor of blameworthiness than victim or respondent characteristics. This exploratory study was designed to add to the growing body of literature examining attitudes toward acquaintance rape.

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Westera, Nina. "Using Pre-Recorded Investigative Interviews to Improve the Quality of Complainant Evidence in Rape Cases." Thesis, Griffith University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/365534.

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There is a sound empirical basis to suggest that the pre-recorded interview of an adult rape complainant made during the investigation should provide the court with more accurate, detailed and complete testimony than live evidence later given at trial. The timeliness of the interview, and the different questioning and interviewing strategies used by police when compared to prosecutors, are all likely to improve the quality of the complainant’s recall (e.g. Memon et al., 2010; Powell et al., 2005; Read & Connelly, 2007). Despite these potential improvements, pre-recorded evidence is seldom used with adults (Kingi & Jordan, 2009; Stern, 2010). In part this may be due to the limited systematic research that examines whether the potential benefits are seen in practice. The purpose of the present thesis was therefore to explore how using pre-recorded evidence may improve the quality of information complainants provide and thereby outcomes in rape cases. In the first two of three studies a mixed-methods approach was used to explore the perceptions of police (N=136) and then prosecutors (N=30) regarding the use of video interviews for investigations and evidence. A questionnaire firstly used a between subjects design to determine whether question type and interview format in a mock rape complainant transcript influences judgments about accuracy and decisions to charge. Next, perceptions about the advantages and disadvantages of using the video recorded interview were explored. Finally, a list of characteristics was rated according to what denoted an effective investigative interview. This was compared with how they rated the same characteristics for what provides the best evidence. The findings suggest that for both police and prosecutors accuracy, detail and completeness are three of the most desirable traits for investigations and for evidence.
Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School of Applied Psychology
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Kazimer, Julie A. "The rape investigator's handbook." [Denver, Colo.] : Regis University, 2006. http://165.236.235.140/lib/JKazimer2006.pdf.

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Lovell, Christine. "Legal discourse on rape /." Title page, contents and synopsis only, 1994. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09phl899.pdf.

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Whyle, Susan Lynn. "Countertransference in rape counselling." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002594.

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The study examined rape counselling, with particular emphasis on countertransference reactions experienced by the counsellors of rape survivors. Four subjects participated in semi-focused, open-ended interviews, which were taped and transcribed verbatim. The phenomenon of countertransference was discussed, and countertransference reactions identified and examined. The management of empathic strain, in order to sustain empathic inquiry and therapeutic efficacy, was discussed. The main results of the study included the identification of common victim themes, and the feelings evoked in the counsellor in the therapeutic relationship. These included feelings of anger, hopelessness, helplessness and sadness, particularly in the counselling of children, who may be HIV positive as a result of the attack, and victims of chronic abuse. Challenges of rape counselling included shortcomings in the system, and rape myths which trivialize the crime and blame the victim. The need for education and enlightenment of both the public and magistrates on the deleterious effects of rape was emphasized by all subjects.

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Smith, Deborah. "Stigmatic effects of rape." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13543.

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Bibliography: leaves 57-62.
Some clinical and attitudinal issues of rape victim stigmatization are addressed in two studies. The clinical study provides figures for occurrence of sexual abuse and rape based on naturally occurring data obtained from the clinical records of 265 women admitted to two South African inpatient psychiatric units during 1987-1990. Of the total sample, 26.4% had a recorded history of sexual assault as children andfor adults. Analyses performed on subsamples (i.e., annual admissions to each unit) provided some higher figures, ranging from 29-37% in 1989 and 1990. Results are discussed in relation to prevalence findings reported elsewhere and to methodological issues. Representative extracts from the clinical records are presented to illustrate women's experiences of stigmatic effects of sexual assault. The attitudinal study utilised vignette methodology to investigate whether gender and previous sexual assault experience affected the degree to which stigmatizing attitudes towards rape victims were endorsed. A secondary objective was to examine psychometric evidence for a proposed three-dimensional model of stigma. Subjects were 100 young, white male and female South African university and teacher training college students. The vignette depicted an acquaintance rape scenario. The dependent variable was an 18-item Likert format stigma scale with items chosen to illustrate three dimensions of stigma: victim devaluation, social disruption and secrecy. The mean total stigma score for the sample was 70.94 which fell just outside the stigmatizing response range stigmatizing range= 72-108). (stigma scale range = 18-108, Eight of the eighteen stigma items elicited stigma-endorsing responses. There was no overall gender effect. Previous sexual assault experience had a weak but positive influence on the degree of victim stigmatization. The negative trend of the results was explained primarily in terms of sample variables and methodological issues. Psychometric data provided equivocal support for the scale's hypothesized dimensionality. Small sample size was a likely complicating factor. Clinically evident stigmatic effects are discussed in terms of their implications for levels of disclosure and help seeking, for the quality of care and understanding a rape victim can expect, and for her self-perception and self-esteem. Implications for clinical intervention with victims of rape are also considered.

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Richman, Beth Ann. "Rape Law Reform's Limits." Oberlin College Honors Theses / OhioLINK, 1994. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin1316530327.

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Janssen, Brian Charles. "Explaining rape law severity." The Ohio State University, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1407145459.

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Bivona, Jenny M. "Women's erotic rape fantasies." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2008. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc9118/.

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This study evaluated the rape fantasies of a female undergraduate sample (N = 355) using a sexual fantasy checklist, a sexual fantasy log, a rape fantasy scenario presentation, and measures of personality. Results indicated that 62% of women have had a rape fantasy. For these women, the median rape fantasy frequency was about four times per year, with 14% of participants reporting that they had rape fantasies at least once a week. Further, rape fantasies exist on a continuum between erotic and aversive, with 9% completely aversive, 45% completely erotic, and 46% both erotic and aversive. Women who are more erotophilic, open to fantasy, and higher in self-esteem tended to have more frequent and erotic rape fantasies than other women. The major theories that have been proposed to explain why women have rape fantasies were tested. Results indicated that sexual blame avoidance and ovulation theories were not supported. Openness to sexuality, sexual desirability, and sympathetic activation theories received partial support.

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Bivona, Jenny M. Critelli Joseph W. "Women's erotic rape fantasies." [Denton, Tex.] : University of North Texas, 2008. http://digital.library.unt.edu/permalink/meta-dc-9118.

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Murray, John Michael. "Situational Factors in Rape." Thesis, Griffith University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/367084.

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The purpose of this thesis was to investigate rape from the perspective of a situational model of crime. Rape has long been conceptualised almost exclusively from sociocultural and psychopathological perspectives. In the last few decades, situational models of crime have emphasised the role of non-dispositional factors in offending. These models have emphasised opportunity, the role of people’s routine activities in crime as well as conceptualising offenders as reasoning, that is, they will tend offend when expected gains outweigh perceived risks. Situational models of crime, notably situational crime prevention, have proven successful in reducing a wide range of non-sexual offences. Sexual offences have only been investigated from a situational perspective relatively recently and comparatively few studies on rape from this perspective have been published. If situational factors are important then a new armoury of sophisticated crime prevention interventions should be available for use. Given that the prevalence of rape has generally proven insensitive to traditional interventions such as counselling (Rice & Harris, 2003), investigating new models and frameworks is timely. In the current research, three studies were used to ascertain the role of situational factors in rape. The first study consisted of a secondary data base analysis that compared rape offenders against property, violence and child sexual offenders using Queensland Department of Corrective Services’ prisoner induction information. The aim of this study was to investigate if rape offenders are different from other offenders across a broad range of criminological and sociodemographic variables, and to investigate the viability of applying a situational model in cases of rape. The rape offenders in this study emerged as generally being equally subject to situational factors as the other offender groups. The analysis provided support for a situational interpretation of rape. The second study explored in more detail the circumstances of rape and its perpetrators by a file content analysis of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) documentation and examined differences between stranger and non-stranger rapes. Non-stranger rapes are committed by offenders known to the victim, such as boyfriends, dates or husbands, while stranger rapes are committed by unknown offenders. Utilising prosecution files allowed a close examination of the offence, and different types of offenders from the perspectives of the criminal justice system. Situational factors were evident in the offences but few differences emerged between stranger and non-stranger offenders. The final study consisted of in-depth interviews with 20 convicted stranger and non-stranger rape offenders to investigate the offence from the perspective of the perpetrators. The results were generally similar to the DPP study with situational factors emerging as important elements of the offence but few differences between stranger and non-stranger offenders groups. Taken together the studies support a situational model of crime interpretation. The offence can be fitted within these models and offender typologies provided by the approach. The rape offenders in these studies generally behaved in accordance with the way the models indicated. In particular, they proved criminally versatile, opportunistic in their choice of victims and frequently intoxicated while offending. While deep-seated motives for rape have their genesis in psychological or cultural factors, they are " reasoning offenders ". These findings highlight the situational aspects involved in rape and as such provide a new perspective for conceptualising rape as well as providing a range of tried situational crime prevention initiatives that should be applicable to rape.
Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
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Watson, Patti Rae 1958. "1990 Spousal rape occurrence." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/291774.

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The purpose of this study was to (1) determine the number of Spousal Rapes reported to law enforcement agencies of the Tucson Metropolitan Area during 1990, (2) measure expert perceptions regarding the occurrence of Spousal Rape in the Tucson Metropolitan Area during 1990, (3) compare official reports and expert perceptions regarding the occurrence of Spousal Rape, and (4) determine what experts believe to cause under-reporting, if found. The population for this study consisted of 30 experts working with victims of spousal rape. These experts were from 4 categories: human service workers, therapists, attorneys, and researchers. Thirteen spousal rape reports were received by law enforcement agencies in the Tucson Metropolitan Area. Experts believed that spousal rape occurrence was 10-2500 times higher than the number reported. Most reasons for under-reported that were shared by experts pertained to low public awareness regarding the causes for spousal rape. Also presented are conclusions, recommendations, and implications.

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Tarrant, Jeffrey M. "Rape education for men : a comparison of two interventions /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 1997. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p9841188.

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McEwan, Siobhan L. "Friendly fire differential symptomatology in survivors of stranger and acquaintance rape /." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0028/NQ39289.pdf.

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Wong, Si-wan Winnie, and 王詩韻. "Perception of rape: gender differences in theattribution of responsibility on acquaintance rape victims." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2000. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31979129.

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Pemberton, S. L. "Talking about rape : a discursive study of convicted adult rapists' accounts of rape." Thesis, Nottingham Trent University, 2012. http://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/19/.

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At least 167 women are raped every day in the UK, yet rape remains one of the most under reported and least prosecuted of all violent crimes. Low conviction rates can be attributed in part to the failings of the criminal justice system including the infiltration of rape myths into said system and the ambiguity surrounding sexual consent. This thesis has drawn on data generated from eighteen semi-structured interviews and one focus group with men who have been convicted of (acquaintance) rape/aggravated rape. In doing so, this research has utilised critical discursive psychology to analyse the ways in which ‘rape myths’ and knowledge of sexual consent, coercion and refusal is incorporated into participants’ offence accounts. Findings suggest that offenders employ a variety of rape myths when accounting for their offence in accordance with particular issues of stake and interest. All of which is tied to the management of identity, sentence type and treatment received. Subscription to rape myths was often relatively subtle and was based on offenders’ accounts of their mens rea (or lack thereof) or their consumption of drugs and/or alcohol, rather than primarily about the culpability of their victim as the more historic rape myths might suggest. Furthermore, through offence accounts, participants were able to demonstrate a sophisticated articulation and appreciation of sexual refusals and negotiations through their ability to ‘hear’ sexual refusals which did not involve the word ‘no’ - reinforcing the subtle nature of sexual communication. These findings highlight that ‘knowledge’ of rape myths needs to be contemporised and that the legislation surrounding consent needs to incorporate all its subtleties. All of which has implications for the treatment of sexual offenders.

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Dosekun, Simidele. "Constructing rape, imagining self : discourses of rape and gender subjectivity in South Africa." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8906.

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This thesis explores the meanings and impact of rape in South Africa for fifteen women located at the University of Cape Town (UCT) who claim to have never experienced rape. Drawing upon feminist post-structuralist theories of subjectivity and taking a discursive analytic approach, the thesis explores how these women construct the phenomenon of rape in their society and thereby imagine themselves. It is based upon empirical data collected through qualitative interviews. Analysis of this data shows that the women discursively construct rape as highly prevalent in South Africa but ordinarily distant from their personal lives, concerning then 'the Other.' However, it is argued that the women also construct themselves as gendered and embodied subjects inherently vulnerable to male violence such as rape. This means that the fear and imagination of rape are not absent from their daily lives, but rather shape their sense of safety, agency, sexuality and citizenship in South Africa. Because these fifteen women deny personal experiences of rape, the thesis shows that they draw on public discourses and their subjective imaginations to theorise rape and rape crisis in post-apartheid South Africa.

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Ward, Amanda T. "Ideology and Rape Culture: Examining the Influence of Neoliberalism on Rape Myth Acceptance." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin15952433807422.

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Selmanagic, Emina <1991&gt. "Mass rape in wartime Japan and Bosnia-Herzegovina: "comfort women" and genocidial rape." Master's Degree Thesis, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10579/9010.

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This dissertation focuses on two particular case studies regarding the practice of mass rape during wartime. The first section centers around the case of the so-called “comfort women”, women of various nationalities abducted by the Japanese military and reduced in sexual slavery in “comfort stations” across Asia during the Second World War. The purpose in this instance was to lower the amount of rapes committed on civilians by Japanese soldiers, contain the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, and avoid spies. On the other hand, the practice of mass rapes during the aggression on Bosnia-Herzegovina (1992-1995) was a part of the policy of genocide that Serbian authorities carried against non-Serbs, in particular Bosnian Muslims. In both cases, this dissertation will focus on the concept on “double violence”, where the second violence is represented by the lack of justice and recognition, often accompanied by historical revisionism.

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Carlisle, Lisa G. "Attributions of blame to the victim and rapist of stranger and acquaintance rape situations under attempted and completed circumstances /." View online, 1990. http://repository.eiu.edu/theses/docs/32211998880092.pdf.

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Paul, Lisa A. "Perceptions of peer rape myth acceptance association with psychological outcomes among sexual assault survivors /." Laramie, Wyo. : University of Wyoming, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1313922721&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=18949&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Howard, Roxanne G. "Perceived responsibility of sexual assault as a function of couples' sexual orientation and alcohol use /." Electronic version (PDF), 2004. http://dl.uncw.edu/etd/2003/howardr/roxannehoward.pdf.

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練錦鴻 and Kam-hung Ernest Michael Lin. "Treatments of rape victims in the criminal justice system." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1994. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31977935.

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Strain, Megan. "“Sorry! I left it at home”: examining rape humor’s potential role in rape culture." Diss., Kansas State University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/18180.

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Doctor of Philosophy
Department of Psychological Sciences
Donald A. Saucier
The current studies examine two types of rape humor to determine whether there are differences in individuals’ evaluations and understanding of each. Reinforcing rape humor is that which contributes to the normalization of rape, while subversive humor challenges it. Across two studies, I compared these types of humor to determine if individuals’ evaluations (i.e., as funny, offensive, etc.) and understanding differed between types (and compared to neutral humor), as well as how individual difference variables may moderate those effects. Results suggest that while there is variation in individuals’ understanding of subversive humor depending on the way in which they are asked to express their understanding, subversive humor evokes more positive evaluations than reinforcing rape humor, as expected. Additionally, reinforcing rape humor also evoked variation in understanding, which was related to participants’ evaluations of the humor, and selected individual differences. Examining these research questions provides insight into an issue that has become increasingly important in the United States, and may also inform us about the potential role of humor in contributing to the national discussion on this issue. Thus, although some have suggested that rape humor is never appropriate, these studies suggest that there is potential for humor to be an effective tool in working toward diminishing rape culture.

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Piccigallo, Jacqueline. "Men against rape male activists' views towards campus-based sexual assault and acquaintance rape /." Access to citation, abstract and download form provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company; downloadable PDF file, 144 p, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1605142181&sid=5&Fmt=2&clientId=8331&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Wong, Si-wan Winnie. "Perception of rape : gender differences in the attribution of responsibility on acquaintance rape victims /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2000. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B22032320.

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