For many students coeducational college campus life is marred by traumaticexperiences of sexual assault. While there are many social determinants of rapeand att... » 

For many students coeducational college campus life is marred by traumaticexperiences of sexual assault. While there are many social determinants of rapeand attempted rape this work examines the pivotal role of male peer support inlegitimizing the sexual assault of women. The authors use extensive priorstudies together with their own investigations including a nationalrepresentative study and local campus victimization surveys carried out in theUnited States and Canada. «