Ed, a 59 year man, is watching the 5 o'clock news with his wife Sarah when he hears a news report about a rape that occurred behind a local Irish pub. Ed turns to Sarah and says, "No wonder there are so many rapes happening lately

These young ladies today see no problem with going out drinking and wearing skimpy clothing." Of which type of rape myth is Ed's comment suggestive?

a. the myth that men who rape do so because they cannot control their sexual desires
b. the myth that women really want to be raped
c. the myth that rape is committed by psychopathic strangers
d. the myth that women bring rape upon themselves


ANS: D

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