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Creating Attitudinal Change Through Teaching

How a Course on "Women and Violence" Changes Students’ Attitudes About Violence Against Women

Danielle M. Currier

The College of William and Mary

Jessica H. Carlson

Western New England College

Research on violence against women has consistently revealed that rape-myth acceptance (RMA) is high correlated with rape rates and victim blaming. Other research has shown that education about violence against women is a useful strategy for lessening or stopping various types of violence, particularly rape. Using data gathered at a medium-sized public university in the Northeast, the authors examine changes in rape myth acceptance over the course of a semester among undergraduate students. Comparing students in classes having a greater or lesser emphasis on gender issues (ranging from general sociology to a course specifically addressing violence against women), the authors found significant changes in RMA among students taking a course concentrating on violence against women. The authors conclude that having college courses specifically focused on violence against women can be an effective strategy for changing attitudes about both rape and rape victims.

Key Words: rape myths • violence • attitude change • education • women

This version was published on October 1, 2009

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 24, No. 10, 1735-1754 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0886260509335239
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