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Rape Myth Acceptance: A Comparison Of Military Service Academy And Civilian Fraternity And Sorority Students, Marjorie H. Carroll, Judith Rosenstein, John D. Foubert, M. Diane Clark, Lisa Korenman
Rape Myth Acceptance: A Comparison Of Military Service Academy And Civilian Fraternity And Sorority Students, Marjorie H. Carroll, Judith Rosenstein, John D. Foubert, M. Diane Clark, Lisa Korenman
John D. Foubert
Although both the military and fraternities have been theorized to be characterized by
norms and attitudes that serve to legitimize violence against women, no previous work has
examined the potential similarity and differences in rape-supportive beliefs of these 2
environments or the people drawn to them. Further, the belief systems of women within
these organizations have received little attention. As such, the current study sought to serve
as an initial exploration of the rape-supportive belief systems of people drawn to these
groups. Participants were recruited from students entering 2 military service academies
(U.S. Military Academy, n 1,169, 1,003 men, 166 …