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Citation

Conroy NE, Krishnakumar A, Leone JM. J. Interpers. Violence 2015; 30(11): 1828-1846.

Affiliation

The Sage Colleges, NY, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260514549050

PMID

25246435

Abstract

This study problematizes the literature's conceptualization of sexual compliance, predominantly defined as willing participation in, and consent to, unwanted sexual activity in the absence of immediate partner pressure. Using a feminist theoretical framework, we argue that covert forms of social coercion, including normalized expectations for heterosexual women to participate in sexual activity and maintain relationship satisfaction, ultimately pressure women into participating in unwanted sexual activity. In other words, immediate partner pressure is not necessary for a sexually coercive experience to occur.

RESULTS of the current study indicate that relationship control and media influence significantly predict sexual acquiescence, and women acquiesce to unwanted sexual activity in an effort to maintain relationships and partner satisfaction as well as to avoid negative outcomes. Women cite various forms of social coercion, such as fulfilling sexual scripts and relationship obligations, as primary reasons for participating in unwanted sexual activity without resisting their partners.


Language: en

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