chapter 15

Sexual Assault

Engaging in sexual activity without consent; includes various scenarios.

Rape

Defined as nonconsensual sexual activity.

Nonconsensual Sexual Activity

Includes various types of coercion or force.

Highest Reported Rates of Sexual Assault in the U.S.

Alaska has the highest percentage of reported sexual assaults.

Victim-Perpetrator Relationship: Stranger

Women are more likely to report rape by strangers.

Victim-Perpetrator Relationship: Acquaintance

Women are more often raped by someone they know.

Percentage of Undergraduate Women Raped Knowing Their Assailant

90% of undergraduate women raped on campuses knew their assailant.

Male Victims

Most male victims are under the age of 19 at the time of assault.

Date Rape

Considered equally severe as stranger rape, even without physical force.

Marital Rape

Includes various forms, but compliance rape is not recognized as a type.

Gang Rape

Perpetrators are typically less likely to know the victim compared to single perpetrators.

Token Resistance

When someone says 'no' but means 'yes'; problematic as it fosters miscommunication.

Compliance

Engaging in sex to appease a partner despite lack of desire.

Romeo and Juliet Laws

Protect teenage relationships in many states.

Marital Rape in Certain Countries

In ~40 countries, men can legally rape their wives.

False Reporting of Rape

Rape reports are less likely to be false than most other crimes.

Hypermasculine Men

More likely to commit rape.

Hyperfeminine Women

More likely to be victims of rape.

HIV Risk during Rape

The chance of contracting HIV during rape is extremely low.

Sexual Harassment

Most common in hierarchical relationships, like boss-employee or teacher-student.

Child Molestation

Defined as both a criminal act and behavior.

Child Pornography and the Law

Publishers/distributors can be prosecuted without requiring material to be proven obscene.