Engaging Boys and Men in Sexual Assault Prevention: Theory, Research, and Practice

Engaging Boys and Men in Sexual Assault Prevention: Theory, Research and Practice explores sexual assault prevention programs for boys and men. Following an ecosystemic perspective, the book examines individual risk and protective factors, discusses initiatives to prevent sexual aggression (i.e., bystander intervention programs, given their use among men), covers programs that specifically seek to engage boys and men in sexual assault prevention, presents key risk and protective factors for sexual aggression (i.e., healthy masculinity, rape myth acceptance), and describes the need and rationale for sexual assault prevention efforts.Addresses current challenges and controversies in the field of sexual assault preventionExplores existing individual-level workshops and media-based interventions that address men’s violence against womenReviews the association between traditional masculine norms and sexual violence perpetrationDiscusses international sexual assault prevention programs that engage boys and menHighlight how aspects of hypermasculinity strongly correlate with sexual aggressionProvides an overview of research that examines risk factors for sexual aggressionSynthesizes the conceptualization of rape myths, current assessments of rape myths, and examines how rape myths function as a risk factor for perpetration Read more