Index

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Persson, S. and Dhingra, K. (2022), "Index", Rape Myths: Understanding, Assessing, and Preventing (Feminist Developments in Violence and Abuse), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 165-167. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80071-152-520220008

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Copyright © 2022 Sofia Persson and Katie Dhingra

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INDEX

Note: Page numbers followed by “n” indicate notes.

Ableism

, 114–115, 135

Acceptance of Modern Myths about Sexual Aggression (AMMSA)

, 3, 33, 34, 99, 108

‘Adversarial sexual beliefs’

, 106

Adversarial sexual relationships

, 114

Alcohol consumption

, 20, 45, 47, 55, 79

Ambivalent sexism (AS)

, 49–51, 105, 106–110

Ambivalent Sexism Inventory (ASI)

, 106

Assessing rape myths

challenges in measuring RMA

, 43–47

challenges in sexual assault research

, 38–43

Attitudes Towards Women Scale (ATWS)

, 107

Attrition

, 1

‘Backfire effect’

, 133

Backlash against feminism

, 113–114

Balanced Inventory for Desirable Reporting (BIDR)

, 46

Barrister training

, 69–70

Belief in a just world (BJW)

, 98, 100

Belief systems theory (BST)

, 121

Benevolent sexism (BS)

, 106

Biological essentialism

, 110

Black and minority ethnic groups (BAME groups)

, 73–74, 115

Black feminist activism

, 23–27

Bystander interventions

, 124–125

Classism

, 114–115

Cognitive dissonance theory (CDT)

, 121

Cognitive schema

, 16–17

Complementary gender differentiation

, 107

‘Continuum of sexual violence’

, 11

Costin R Scale

, 33–34

Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW)

, 38

Criminal justice system (CJS)

, 1, 11, 32, 83, 130

‘Cycle-of-blame’ principle

, 102

Data-driven processing

, 16–17

Delphi method

, 48n19

Elaboration likelihood model (ELM)

, 120–121

Empathy

, 128

Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis (EAH)

, 127

Evolutionary psychology (EP)

, 110

Expert witnesses

, 68–69

False allegations

, 16, 19, 61, 88

Feminism

, 7, 9–10, 23–24, 25, 27, 39, 105, 113

Feminist anti-rape activism

, 12

Formal sources of support

, 76–77

‘Freezing’

, 60

Functions of rape myths

, 95

individual functions

, 95–99

societal functions

, 100–102

Gender

differentiations

, 112–113

essentialism

, 110–112

gender-socialisation-focussed interventions

, 129–130

‘Hardwired’ brain sex differences

, 110n4

Hostile sexism (HS)

, 106

Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale (IRMAS)

, 4, 33–34

Independent Sexual Violence Advisors (ISVA)

, 75

Individual functions of rape myths

, 95–99

Informal sources of support

, 76–77

Intersectionality

, 25–27, 48

Intoxication

, 20

‘-isms’

, 7, 105

ableism

, 114–115

classism

, 114–115

racism

, 114–115

sexism

, 105–114

social dominance

, 116

Juror decision-making

, 58, 59, 60–63, 63–70

Juror education and guidance

, 65–66

Juror screening

, 64–65

‘Kaleidoscopic justice’

, 76

‘Legally perfect rape’

, 12, 108

‘Mangum/Duke’ case

, 89

Mental health

, 77–78

Mentors in Violence Project (MVP)

, 129

Mock juror studies

, 41, 62

Modern Sexism Scale (MS)

, 107

‘Negligent rape’

, 21

Neutralisation Theory

, 96

‘Nice-Guy/Monster’ paradox

, 93–94

‘Online disinhibition effect’

, 113n5

Open Scholarship (see Open Science movement)

, 42, 47

Open Science movement

, 42–43

Perpetuation of rape myths

, 83

improving prevention campaigns

, 93–95

media portrayals of sexual assault

, 93–95

prevention campaigns

, 84–87

rape in the media

, 87–93

Police culture

, 57

Policing

, 53-58, 71–75

Pornography

, 92–93

Poster campaigns

, 84, 124

Prevention campaigns

, 84–87

Racism

, 23-27, 74, 114–115

Racist perpetrator myths

, 26–27

Racist victim blaming

, 25–26

‘Rape culture’

, 13

Rape proclivity (RP)

, 32, 37, 96

‘Real rape’ stereotype

, 21, 62, 73, 75

Reproducibility

, 42–43

Reproducible research practices (see Transparent research practices)

Schema-driven processing

, 16–17

‘Scientific sexism’

, 61, 105, 110–112

‘Second-wave’ feminism

, 9–10

Secondary victimisation

, 71–75

Self-blame

, 78–79

Self-perpetuating nature of RMA

, 102

Sex-selection theory (SST)

, 110

Sexual Offences Act 2003 (SOA 2003)

, 4, 63

‘Sexual Offences Investigation Trained’ officers (SOITs)

, 58

Situational model of bystander intervention

, 121–122

‘Social class’

, 76, 80-81

Social desirability

, 46–47

Social Dominance Theory

, 116

Social norms strategies

, 128–129

South Asian feminism

, 23–27

Specialist rape courts

, 67

Specially Trained Officers (STOs)

, 58

Stern Review

, 68, 70

Tonic immobility (see ‘Freezing’)

Transparent research practices

, 42

Unacknowledged rapes

, 79–80

Updated Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale (U-IRMAS)

, 35

Victim-empathy training

, 127–128

Victim–perpetrator relationship

, 37–38, 49–51

Vignettes

, 30, 40–4, 50