Reactions to refusals of sexual advances among U.S. and Brazilian men and women |
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Authors: | E R DeSouza C S Hutz |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Psychology (4620), Illinois State University, 61761 Normal, IL, USA;(2) Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
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Abstract: | This study examined cultural variation and gender differences in the perception of female sexual intent when women said no to sexual advances. American (n = 205) and Brazilian (n = 200) undergraduates responded to one of two scenarios describing a female s consistent or inconsistent resistance. Most students were white (88% and 95% of Americans and Brazilians, respectively), single (96% of Americans and 100% of Brazilians), in their early twenties, and 50% were men and 50% women. The data showed that Americans and Brazilians have different conceptualizations of how a heterosexual encounter may develop, given the preliminary pattern of consistent or inconsistent resistance. Brazilians have a strong consensual-sexual-intercourse schema, while Americans (especially in the context of consistent resistance) have a strong date-rape schema. The relevance of these findings for (mis)communication between men and women is discussed. |
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