Thesis
Just a few bad apples?: Perceptions of sexual assault on college campuses
Washington State University
Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
2019
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/101498
Abstract
Sexual assault is a prevalent crime on college campuses, but institutions with strong athletic presences are consistently linked to higher rates of sexual assault. Something about collegiate athletic communities permit sexual assault perpetration, but the mechanism linking athletic presence and sexual assault is largely unclear. The current study examined in-group biases as potential mechanisms that normalizes sexual assault perpetration on college campuses. Specifically, this study examined the effects of in-group bias on male college athletes and sport fans in sexual assault contexts among college students. Results of a vignette survey experiment provided no support for any relationship among in-group preference, athletic participation, and internal blame attributions. Instead, I found that male athletes and sport fans, regardless of perpetrator group membership, were significantly more likely to use certain internal blame attributions than not athletically-inclined men. Social identity theory and in-group preference may be inadequate theoretical explanations for this observed relationship.
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Details
- Title
- Just a few bad apples?
- Creators
- Christie Marie Miksys
- Contributors
- Julie A. Kmec (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Sociology, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; [Pullman, Washington] :
- Identifiers
- 99900525185501842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis