Attribution of blame in cases of rape: An analysis of participant gender, type of rape and perceived similarity to the victim.

By Amy E. Grubb, Julia Harrower. 2008

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Subfields: Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science

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In Gender Studies

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2. Ray Bull
3. Emma Sleath
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In Sociology and Political Science

1. E. O’Neal
2. Emma Sleath
3. Ray Bull
4. S. Loughnan
5. Leif A. Strömwall
6. S. Landström
7. H. Alfredsson
8. Miguel Moya

Citations in the corpus

• Comparing Rape Victim and Perpetrator Blaming in a Police Officer Sample (2012, background): “…has established that victims of acquaintance rape (where the victim knows the perpetrator) are blamed more than are victims of stranger rape (Grubb & Harrower, 2008; Sleath & Bull, 2010), that revealingly dressed victims are blamed more than modestly clothed victims (Pollard, 1992), and…”
• Social Perception of Rape Victims in Dating and Married Relationships: The Role of Perpetrator’s Benevolent Sexism (2010, background): “Victim culpability is also higher when a romantic relationship between victim and perpetrator has existed, especially when there is an implied sexual relationship (Ben-David and Schneider 2005; Ferro et al. 2008; Grubb and Harrower 2008; Newcombe et al. 2008; Schuller and Klippenstine 2004).”
• Victim Blaming Others (2013, background): “Victim blaming, one manifestation of the JWB, is a concept that is often studied in criminological research (see Eigenberg & Garland, 2008; Grubb & Harrower, 2008; Hammond, Berry, & Rodriguez, 2011; Moor, 2010; Suarez & Gadalla, 2010; Ullman, 1996; Williams, 1984).”
• Police perceptions of rape victims and the impact on case decision making: A systematic review (2017, background): “In determining whether police officers generally do hold negative attitudes about rape victims, there is extensive literature that such attitudes are prevalent in broader society e.g., rape myth acceptance and rape victim blame (Grubb & Harrower, 2008; Suarez & Gadalla, 2010).”
• Attribution of blame in rape cases: A review of the impact of rape myth acceptance, gender role conformity and substance use on victim blaming (2012, background): “This is an area that has received extensive academic attention, with key findings demonstrating that the victims of stranger rape are allocated more blame than those who are acquainted with their attacker (see Grubb & Harrower, 2008 for a review).”
• Rape victim and perpetrator blame and the Just World hypothesis: The influence of victim gender and age (2013, methodology): “Thus, contrary to most previous research (as reviewed by Grubb & Harrower, 2008), we did not find that male participants are more victim-blaming than females.”
• “Victim is Not Credible”: The Influence of Rape Culture on Police Perceptions of Sexual Assault Complainants (2019, background): “Although victims are targets of assault, individuals (including police officers) are often unsympathetic toward their experiences (Grubb & Harrower, 2008).”
• Sexual Objectification Increases Rape Victim Blame and Decreases Perceived Suffering (2013, background): “Although increased victim blame has an effect on legal decision making (see Grubb & Harrower, 2008, 2009), victim suffering may play a more important role in victim rehabilitation.”
• A review of the literature relating to rape victim blaming: An analysis of the impact of observer and victim characteristics on attribution of blame in rape cases (2014, unknown): “However, one has to take into account that many studies are of a correlational nature or based on untested assumptions or mere speculations, which sets limitations to causal conclusions and generalizability (Grubb & Harrower, 2008).”