Citation

Levine EM, Kanin EJ. J. Fam. Violence 1987; 2(1): 55-65.

Affiliation

Department of Sociology/Anthropology, Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Sociology/Anthropology, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Copyright

(Copyright © 1987, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/BF00976370

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

While it would be difficult to make a conclusive case that there has been a significant increase in forcible rape during the past generation, there is evidence showing that the rate of date rape has increased dramatically during this period. This study describes certain sociocultural changes that society has undergone during this time that appear to be largely responsible for this trend. These include the equalization of sexual freedom for females vis-a-vis males, the pervasive and questionable ways in which the mass media and popular culture feature human sexuality, and the widespread, excessive use of alcoholic beverages among male and female adolescents and college students.