FRHD 2100 Lecture 17: Chapter-17-Sexual-Coercion

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2100
• Professor: Robin Milhausen

Document Summary

Week 9: chapters 17 (452 484) and 18 (485 511) Chapter 17: sexual coercion: sexual coercion: actual force/threat, includes any sexual activity between adult and child. Incidence in canada: statistics canada relies on two data sources to track the incidence of sexual assault the. In canada, there is a rising incidence of drug-facilitated sexual assault: many different substances can play a role in drug-facilitated sexual assault. If a person does say no to a sexual request, most men/women believe she/he should give a reason for the refusal. Preventing sexual assault: eliminating sexual assault altogether would require massive changes in cultural attitudes and socialization processes, however, educational intervention on a smaller scale may reduce incidence. In the strike et al. study the tactics used to get sex included the following: using alcohol and drugs to decrease a partner"s reluctance to have sex, using obligations, expectations and guilt, exploiting emotional and economic vulnerabilities.