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Article: Predicting responses to sexually aggressive stories: the role of consent, interest in sexual aggression, and overall sexual interest.
- Article from:
- The Journal of Sex Research
- Article date:
- November 1, 2002
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Explanatory models of sexual aggression have been proposed from a variety of different disciplines within the social sciences and from diverse theoretical perspectives within psychology (Hudson & Ward, 1997); however, a view discussed by many theorists is that sexual aggression is better understood as an act of violence and aggression rather than a sexual act (Brownmiller, 1975; Malamuth, Heavey, & Linz, 1993; Palmer, 1988). Although initially important, both scientifically and politically, the emphasis on aggression and violence has led many researchers to neglect the sexual response that is an integral component of sexually aggressive behaviors. Recent models predicting ...