Reactions of Men of Color to a Commonly Used Rape Prevention Program: Attitude and Predicted Behavior Changes

@article{Foubert2007ReactionsOM,
  title={Reactions of Men of Color to a Commonly Used Rape Prevention Program: Attitude and Predicted Behavior Changes},
  author={John D. Foubert and Brandynne J. Cremedy},
  journal={Sex Roles},
  year={2007},
  volume={57},
  pages={137-144}
}
African American, Latino, and Asian first-year college men (36) saw The Men’s Program, an all-male rape prevention workshop, and wrote answers to four open-ended questions to determine how men from non-white groups react to a commonly used rape prevention program. Using a multi-stage inductive analysis, participant responses fell into five main themes including reinforced current beliefs and/or no changes, increased awareness of rape and its effects on survivors, increased understanding of… 

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