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The sexual victimization of men in America: New data challenge old assumptions

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  • Stemple, L.
  • Meyer, I.H.

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We assessed 12-month prevalence and incidence data on sexual victimization in 5 federal surveys that the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted independently in 2010 through 2012. We used these data to examine the prevailing assumption that men rarely experience sexual victimization. We concluded that federal surveys detect a high prevalence of sexual victimization among men-in many circumstances similar to the prevalence found among women. We identified factors that perpetuate misperceptions aboutmen's sexual victimization: reliance on traditional gender stereotypes, outdated and inconsistent definitions, and methodological sampling biases that exclude inmates. We recommend changes that move beyond regressive gender assumptions, which can harm both women and men.

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  • Stemple, L. & Meyer, I.H., 2014. "The sexual victimization of men in America: New data challenge old assumptions," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 104(6), pages 19-26.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2014.301946_3
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.301946
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    Cited by:

    1. Alison Gash & Ryan Harding, 2018. "#MeToo? Legal Discourse and Everyday Responses to Sexual Violence," Laws, MDPI, vol. 7(2), pages 1-24, May.
    2. Villarreal-Otálora, Tatiana & Boyas, Javier F. & Alvarez-Hernandez, Luis R. & Fatehi, Mariam, 2020. "Ecological factors influencing suicidal ideation-to-action among Latinx adolescents: An exploration of sex differences," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 118(C).
    3. Aliraza Javaid, 2017. "The Unknown Victims: Hegemonic Masculinity, Masculinities, and Male Sexual Victimisation," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 22(1), pages 28-47, February.

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