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College Students Rape Myth Acceptance And Men's Objectification Of Women, Samantha Dunlap, Devyn Fries Dec 2021

College Students Rape Myth Acceptance And Men's Objectification Of Women, Samantha Dunlap, Devyn Fries

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to understand the extent to which college students believe in and adhere to common rape myths and victim blaming beliefs, the extent to which college aged men objectify women, and lastly, the extent to which these two variables are related to one another. Using two groups divided based on gender and sexual orientation, participants responded to the Rape Attitudes Belief Scale (RABS) and the Men’s Objectification of Women Scale (MOWS). The survey questions used on these scales were designed to gather information about a person’s belief of common rape myths as well as men’s …


Differences In Ethnic And Sport Culture Salience Among College Students Participating In Ncaa And Recreational Sports, Mirella S. Jasso, Paul Nelson, Bradley Donohue, Michelle Strong, Joanna Kepka, Daniel N. Allen Feb 2021

Differences In Ethnic And Sport Culture Salience Among College Students Participating In Ncaa And Recreational Sports, Mirella S. Jasso, Paul Nelson, Bradley Donohue, Michelle Strong, Joanna Kepka, Daniel N. Allen

Spectra Undergraduate Research Journal

This study aims to (1) examine differences between Ethnic Majority (European American) and Ethnic Minority (African American, Latina/o, Asian/Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Other) student athletes’ ratings of importance of their Ethnic Culture, (2) examine differences in the importance of Sport Culture among NCAA and Recreational (i.e., Club and Intramural) student athletes, and (3) determine if Ethnic Identification and Athlete Type interact to predict the importance of Ethnic Culture and Sport Culture. Student athletes were asked to fill out a demographic questionnaire, and then rate the importance of several cultural domains (i.e. Ethnic Culture and Sport Culture) using a novel …