EVERY WOMAN'S WORST NIGHTMARE: EXAMINING GENDER DISPARAITIES IN THE FEAR OF RAPE
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| author | Velasquez, Kiara Nicole |
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| contents | <p>While women face a higher risk of falling victim to aggravated assaults and robberies, and men are victimized more frequently, the specter of rape looms largest in the minds of women, haunting their deepest fears. The Shadow of Sexual Assault Hypothesis was proposed to explain why women (compared to men) are more afraid of being the victim of all crimes, even though men are more likely than women to be the victims of most crimes. It argues that women’s greater fear of all victimizations is driven by their fear of sexual assault. In essence, their fear of sexual assault shadows their fear of other crimes. The present study aims to assess and elaborate upon the Shadow Hypothesis by presenting participants with a compilation of precautionary actions deemed effective in averting various forms of personal, violent crimes and subsequently asking about the primary motivation behind a hypothetical woman's adoption of these behaviors. Five hundred participants will complete an online questionnaire. It is hypothesized that when participants are given this list of precautionary behaviors, women will be more likely to say the individual is performing the behaviors to avoid being the victim of rape, compared to other crimes. Also, it is hypothesized that women will be more likely than men to select rape as the crime being avoided through the precautionary behaviors rather than the other crimes provided.</p> |
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| spellingShingle | EVERY WOMAN'S WORST NIGHTMARE: EXAMINING GENDER DISPARAITIES IN THE FEAR OF RAPE Velasquez, Kiara Nicole rape avoidance gender rape shadow hypothesis <p>While women face a higher risk of falling victim to aggravated assaults and robberies, and men are victimized more frequently, the specter of rape looms largest in the minds of women, haunting their deepest fears. The Shadow of Sexual Assault Hypothesis was proposed to explain why women (compared to men) are more afraid of being the victim of all crimes, even though men are more likely than women to be the victims of most crimes. It argues that women’s greater fear of all victimizations is driven by their fear of sexual assault. In essence, their fear of sexual assault shadows their fear of other crimes. The present study aims to assess and elaborate upon the Shadow Hypothesis by presenting participants with a compilation of precautionary actions deemed effective in averting various forms of personal, violent crimes and subsequently asking about the primary motivation behind a hypothetical woman's adoption of these behaviors. Five hundred participants will complete an online questionnaire. It is hypothesized that when participants are given this list of precautionary behaviors, women will be more likely to say the individual is performing the behaviors to avoid being the victim of rape, compared to other crimes. Also, it is hypothesized that women will be more likely than men to select rape as the crime being avoided through the precautionary behaviors rather than the other crimes provided.</p> |
| title | EVERY WOMAN'S WORST NIGHTMARE: EXAMINING GENDER DISPARAITIES IN THE FEAR OF RAPE |
| topic | rape avoidance gender rape shadow hypothesis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11231034 |