Chapter 15: Sexual Coercion

Rape

Nonconsenting oral, anal, or vaginal penetration obtained by force, by threat of bodily harm, or when the victim is incapable of giving consent.

Sexual Assault

Nonconsenting sexual contact, including rape, attempted rape, and sexual touching.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Long-term psychological distress suffered by someone who has experienced a terrifying event.

Post Traumatic Growth

Positive life changes and psychological development following exposure to trauma.

Marital Rape

The rape of a person by their current or former spouse.

Victim-Precipitated Rape

The view that rape is a result of a woman “asking for it.”

Sexual Citizenship

The acknowledgement of one’s own right to sexual self-determination and the same right in others.

Sexual Geographies

Space and the people who control the space relevant to sexual interactions.

Rape Culture

Deeply entrenched cultural attitudes about gender and sexuality that shape people’s attitudes about rape; rape myths are an integral part of rape culture.

Sexual Solicitation of Youth on the Internet

Cases in which a sexual predator “meets” a child or adolescent online, gains the youth’s confidence, and arranges an in-person meeting.

Sextortion

Online threats to expose sexual images with the goal of coercing victims to provide additional pictures or to engage in sex.

Incest

Sexual activity between relatives.

Pedophilia

An adult having sexual activity with a prepubescent child.