Rapists' Versus Non-Rapists' Attitudes Toward Women: A British Study

Three groups (incarcerated rapists, incarcerated non-rapists and nonincarcerated controls) were administered and completed Parry's (1983) Anglicized version of Spence, Helmreich and Stapp's (1973) Attitudes Towards Women Scale. Results of the seventy-one subjects showed that the incarcerat...

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Main Author: Harmon, G. A.
Contributors: Owens, R. Glynn ; Dewey, Michael E.
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
Published: 1995
In: International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
Year: 1995, Volume: 39, Issue: 3, Pages: 269-275
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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Keywords:
Einstellungen
Frauen
Sexualstraftäter
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Summary:Three groups (incarcerated rapists, incarcerated non-rapists and nonincarcerated controls) were administered and completed Parry's (1983) Anglicized version of Spence, Helmreich and Stapp's (1973) Attitudes Towards Women Scale. Results of the seventy-one subjects showed that the incarcerated non-rapist group held the most traditional/conservative attitudes towards women. The present findings are discussed in terms of feminist viewpoint, current sociopolitical issues and cross-Atlantic research differences in relation to rape
ISSN:0306-624X
DOI:10.1177/0306624X9503900307