Sex, lies, and law: Moral turpitude as an enforcer of gender and sexuality norms

Walsh, Sara M.; Eckhardt, Krista; Russell, Steve

doi:10.1525/srsp.2006.3.2.37

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“…Myths about rape, prostitution, and child sexual abuse imply that crimes involving sexuality inherently involve moral judgments (e.g., Bieneck & Krahé, 2011; Walsh, Eckhardt, & Russell, 2006). Historically, a rape victim’s character has been called into question as a relevant factor in her responsibility in precipitating her own victimization (e.g., Schuller & Hastings, 2002), and participation in prostitution has been equated with guilt regardless of external influencing factors (Brown, 2004; Farley, 2003; Sullivan, 2007).…”

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Attitudes About Human Trafficking

Cunningham

Cromer

2014

J Interpers Violence

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Human trafficking is believed to oppress millions of people worldwide. Despite increased media attention and public awareness campaigns in recent years, no empirical research has examined public attitudes about human trafficking. The present study examined gender, sexual trauma history, and attitudes about human trafficking as they related to belief of a sex-trafficking scenario and willingness to blame the victim for the situation. Undergraduate students (N = 409) at a large private university in the Northeastern United States completed measures in which they responded to a vignette portraying sex trafficking in the United States. Participants also reported their personal trauma history and completed a Human Trafficking Myths Scale. Results indicated that gender and human trafficking myth acceptance, but not sexual trauma history, were significantly related to participants' belief of the sex-trafficking scenario and their perception of the victim's responsibility. Potential implications and directions for future research are discussed.

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