Title
Sexual Coercion in Lesbian and Gay Intimate Relationships: A Review of the Literature and Methodological Critique
Department/School
Justice and Society Studies
Date
1-1-1999
Document Type
Article
Keywords
adult and adolescent clinical studies, biological and medical sciences, gay and lesbian relationships, medical sciences, psychology, psychoanalysis, psychiatry, sexual aggression, sexual coercion, criminal behavior
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/S1359-1789(97)00054-2
Abstract
Sexual coercion, or pressure to engage in unwanted sexual behavior, has been a popular research topic for social scientists interested in heterosexual relationships. Only recently have researchers turned their attention to lesbian and gay couples. Several research studies are reviewed to assess rates, causes, and effects of sexual coercion in lesbian and gay relationships. Several methodological issues that limit usefulness of findings on homosexual sexual coercion are discussed as well as reasons why social scientists have been reluctant to investigate sexual coercion in lesbian and gay relationships.
Published in
Aggression and Violent Behavior
Citation/Other Information
Waldner-Haugrud, Lisa K. 1999. “Sexual Coercion in Lesbian and Gay Intimate Relationships: A Review of the Literature and Methodological Critique. Aggression and Violent Behavior 4(2): 139-49.