PSYC 210 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Ejaculation, Peer Group, Cybersex
12 Sep 2016
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Chapter 15: sexual victimization: rape, coercion, harassment, and abuse of. Sexual assault: stranger rape- rape (forcible sexual penetration) committed by someone who is not known by the victim. Physical force may or may not be used. Can include rape, coercion, harassment or the abuse of children. It is a crime in the us, but is not a crime in other countries. Rape: the definition of rape has changed over time, rape- non-consensual oral, anal, or vaginal penetration, obtained by force, by threat of bodily harm, or when the victim is incapable of giving consent. Force by the assailant or physical resistance from the victim is no longer required to determine if rape has occurred: 2 ways of calculating rape. Crime data- cases that are reported to the police. National crime victimization survey (nvcs) is the largest ongoing surveys. Using data in which men and women are directly asked about various types of sexual and non-sexual violence they may have experienced.
