Rape supportive attitudes: A comparison of White and Asian fraternities

The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

3091.0: Monday, November 11, 2002 - 11:10 AM

Abstract #41833

April Oh, BSPH, MPH, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 1501 K St NW Suite 525, Washington, DC 20005, 202-326-9200, apriloh@umich.edu

There is an interesting niche in current research of violence against women, which evaluates the attitudes held by males on violence against women by fraternity members and males on athletic teams. While literature does establish that males who participate in fraternities or sports teams are more likely to be supportive of rape myths, there is no aggregation or comparison of these attitudes across different ethnic and racial groups. Based upon the influence of ethnic and racial differences, individuals may hold differing views of gender and violence. These factors, may contribute to varying attitudes of violence against women, from fraternity member to fraternity member based on ethnicity. This study is a cross-sectional study evaluating the attitudes of white fraternity brothers vs. Asian fraternity brothers on attitudes of violence against women through a survey with a series of true/false statements of "rape-supportive" attitudes.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, a participant should be able to

- Identify the top 5 rape-supportive attitudes held by white fraternity males vs. Asian fraternity males in developing and targeting education and prevention programs and policies.
- Recognize the primary attitudinal differences among White and Asian perpetrators of violence.
- Analyze how violence against women among Asian populations fits/does not fit into the myth of the “model minority.”
- Recognize the influence of culture/ethnicity in developing educational prevention programs.

Keywords: Asian and Pacific Islander, Sexual Assault

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.

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