Responding to a message posted on EdEquity on Tue, 7 Aug 2001, by Linda
Purrington.
Linda Purrington's suggestion is useful, but the AP does a disservice to
the study and to general understanding when it imputes a causality that
is not part of the study as far as I can tell. It seems at least equally
to suggest that people who have psychological problems and engage in
socially disapproved behavior are at greater risk of sexual
harassment. It always troubles me when causality is treated casually.
Wm W. Pendleton
Professor Emeritus
Department of Sociology
Emory University
Atlanta, Ga. 30322
Executive Director and Chairman of the Board
Foundation for the Advancement of Sexual Equity
http://www.faseweb.org
socwwp@emory.edu
3 Breakers Ct.
Salem, S.C. 29676
Telephone 864 944-2238
Past message on EdEquity:
[Given the following study, one might also want teachers to be alert to
abuse that necessarily involves a high number of relationships that go
on at school--including the 20 percent of sexual harassment that the
AAUW reports is done by school adults. Linda Purrington, Title IXAdvocates]
July 31, 2001 Study: Girls Victimized by Dates By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO (AP) One in five high school girls has been physically or
sexually abused by a dating partner, significantly increasing their risk
of drug abuse, suicide and other harmful behavior, a study suggests.
The research published in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical
Association stems from surveys of 4,163 public school students in
Massachusetts, but the authors say the results likely apply to teens
nationwide....
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