APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
The Impact of Victim Race and SES on Perceptions of Sexual Assault
- Nadia Khansa
University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Amy Brown
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Abstract
The effect of victim race and SES on victim blame were examined. Although no experimental effects were observed, rape myth acceptance and racist attitudes were associated with higher levels of victim blame, consistent with other research showing that individual differences in social attitudes relates to judgments of rape victims.
Cross-Cultural or Ethnic Studies
