The current case involves a female rape victim. Research has shown the level of victim blaming can be elevated if the victim is a lesbian woman compared to a heterosexual woman. Mock jurors’ responses to personality trait questionnaires (e.g., Belief in a Just World, Attitudes Toward Women, Attitudes Toward Lesbians) and amount of contact they have with homosexual people were employed as predictors of how they would decide victim blaming and perpetrator guilt. Personality trait findings were not good predictors; however, greater contact with homosexuals did decrease negative attitudes toward lesbian victims. Limitations and implications for future research are addressed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc849652 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Hurst-McCaleb, Dawn |
| Contributors | Marshall, Linda L., Boals, Adriel, 1973-, Campbell, Vicki Lynn |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vi, 72 pages, Text |
| Rights | Public, Hurst-McCaleb, Dawn, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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