Posted on 01/18/2011 7:44:41 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Over half of Israeli men - 61 percent - do not consider forcing sex on an acquaintance as rape, a study conducted by Tel-Hai Academic College recently found. Moreover, 41 percent of Israeli women share that view
The study was conducted last fall by Dr. Avigail Moor, a clinical psychologist who specializes in treating victims of sexual violence.
Moor asked her respondents two main questions: The first was whether they believed forced sex with an acquaintance constitutes rape; the second was whether they felt forced sex with a stranger constitutes rape. Respondents were asked to provide a simple yes or no answer. [...]
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That, is EXCELLENT advice... I think I will have that discussion with my two sons tonight.
We've had similar discussions along that line. But, not exactly for this reason. Mostly, I've just advised to be very SURE you're 'doing it' with love, not with lust.
Left-wing study, by a left wing professor from a left wing college who’s great accomplishment in life is a B.A. in social work. Most of the google hits you get on her show that she a fanatical feminist constantly trumpeting the evils of male-dominated society against women. Try though I did to find the actual survey, so you can review the questions and the raw data, I could not.
Just saying “NO” is a ridiculous level of claiming a as serious a crime as a rape. Far more sane to consider the whole of the circumstance.
This is Haaretz! Why would anyone, especially a FR member, believe a poll produced by them? Biggest Lib paper evah. Preferred by US Democrats 5 to 1 as the only legitimate news source from Israel:) Why this is being posted as a serious discussion item is way beyond me.
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