Gender-Role Stereotypes and Perceptions of Heterosexual,Gay and Lesbian Domestic Violence |
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Authors: | Email author" target="_blank">Sheila?M?SeelauEmail author Eric?P?Seelau |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, Wisconsin;(2) Department of Psychology, Chatham College, Woodland Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15235 |
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Abstract: | Although domestic violence occurs in all types of relationships, non-prototypical cases (e.g., gay male, lesbian, female-against-male)
are often overlooked. We replicated and extended previous research demonstrating that perceptions of heterosexual and same-sex
domestic violence are generally consistent with gender-role stereotypes. Male and female undergraduates read one of four domestic
abuse cases varying by victim and perpetrator sex and sexual orientation. Victim sex, ratherthan sexual orientation, was the
most potent predictor of responses, although male-against-female violence was considered the most serious and deserving of
active intervention. Domestic violence perpetrated by men or against women was judged more serious than violence perpetrated
by women or against men. Perceptions that male perpetrators were more capable of injuring victims, and female victims were
more likely to suffer serious injury were consistent with gender-role stereotypes. |
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Keywords: | domestic violence intimate partner violence lesbian gay men attitudes |
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