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Keywords
Sex offenders--Social aspects; Sex offenders--Attitudes; Academic theses;
Abstract
Every day, stories of individuals who have been sexually victimized dominate headline news. Despite the large amount of research conducted on sexual offenders, there is no known single etiology for their offense. This study investigates how sexual socialization plays a role in an offender's sexual attitudes and beliefs. Using data from a sample of 71 convicted sexual offenders from a single district in the Midwest, it was found that there is a relationship between certain media sources and negative attitudes towards women and sexuality. Additionally, by comparing the convicting offense of each of the participants and their attitudes, it was found that non-contact sexual offenders are more likely than contact offenders to view women negatively and to have casual views about sex and relationships.
Year of Submission
2012
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology
First Advisor
B. Keith Crew
Second Advisor
Steven Briggs
Third Advisor
Xavier Escandell
Date Original
2012
Object Description
1 PDF file (70 leaves)
Copyright
©2012 Erin Nicole Ditscheit
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Ditscheit, Erin Nicole, "The Sexual Socialization of Sexual Offenders: How They Learn About Sexuality and How It Influences Their Future Behaviors" (2012). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 2496.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/2496
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