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Victoria E. Van Wie and Alan M. Gross

Victoria E. Van Wie and Alan M. Gross. The Role of Woman’s Explanations for Refusal on Men’s Ability to Discriminate Unwanted Sexual Behavior in a Date Rape Scenario. Introduction. 15% of women have been forced into sexual intercourse by a date (Koss, 1988; Muehlenhard & Linton, 1987).

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Victoria E. Van Wie and Alan M. Gross

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  1. Victoria E. Van Wie and Alan M. Gross The Role of Woman’s Explanations for Refusal on Men’s Ability to Discriminate Unwanted Sexual Behavior in a Date Rape Scenario

  2. Introduction • 15% of women have been forced into sexual intercourse by a date (Koss, 1988; Muehlenhard & Linton, 1987). • Women exhibit clear refusal behaviors that are ignored by their partners. • College men rated a female’s asking a man on a date, paying the dating expenses, and her willingness to go to his apartment after a date as indicators of the woman’s desire for sexual discourse (332). • Shotland and Craig argue that men have a comparatively larger sexual appetite.

  3. Method • 190 males- 90.2% Caucasian • 18-38 years • Mean of age: 20.13 years old • Men were divided by their beliefs about women • Listened to audiotapes and were told to signal when the women wanted the man to stop-listen to whole thing • 3 different No’s: Plain NO, Excuse NO, and Relationship NO • Different intimacy levels- kissing to breast grabbing

  4. Reasons Why Women Say No • Absence of emotional involvement • Do not know him well enough • Too soon • Pregnancy/Disease • Distrust • Waiting until marriage • No desire to have sex with him

  5. Measures • Response Latency- length of time it takes men to say women say to stop • Sexual Experience Survey- measure sexual experience of men • Social Desire Scale- questionnaire testing whether person tries to be socially acceptable • Demographic- religion, age, school, and how much they attend church

  6. Difference between the relationship explanation and the marriage and pregnancy explanations

  7. Marriage and pregnancy excuse – seen as “non-negotiable” • Relationship excuse is “negotiable” - increased information regarding the status of relationship would affect the progression of sexual activity (341)

  8. Conclusion • The content of woman’s refusal combined with the level of intimacy at which this explanation is provided may affect how seriously her “NO” will be taken by her partner (343). • Good ways to avoid rape: • Stop at lower intimacy levels- kissing • Give good reason, with explanation • Strong “NO”

  9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt318gCRP_c • http://www.5min.com/Video/Learn-about-Men-and-Women-Different-Approaches-to-Sex-155705173

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