Title
Sexual Coercion
Department/School
Justice and Society Studies
Date
4-21-2016
Document Type
Article
Keywords
violence, sexual coercion
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118663219.wbegss496
Abstract
Sexual coercion research has changed greatly over the past 60 years by expanding definitions of victim, outcomes, and perpetration tactics. This has resulted in measurement instruments that can be used to assess both male and female and also heterosexual and same‐sex coercion experiences. Prevalence estimates rely on victim reporting and most studies on perpetration focus on males. This research is more empirical than theoretical, but criminological and feminist perspectives tend to dominate. Minority stress theory is a potential avenue for future research assessing same‐sex coercion experiences.
Published in
The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies
Citation/Other Information
Waldner, Lisa K. 2016. “Sexual Coercion” in The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies edited by N. Naples, M. Wickramasinghe, and A. Wong Wai Ching. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.