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.

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