Why Us? Toward an Understanding of Bisexual Women's Vulnerability for and Negative Consequences of Sexual Violence

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ID12759019
AutoresNorah L Johnson (0000-0002-9519-2150, Lehigh University, autor correspondente), MaryBeth Grove (0000-0003-2364-9219, Lehigh University)
Ano2017
Volume17
Fascículo4
Páginas435-450
Data de publicação2017-09-05
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Bisexuality (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1529-9716 • E-ISSN: 1529-9724
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15299716.2017.1364201
OpenAlexW2752368431
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas36
Referências citadas54

As the literature on sexual violence and its relationship with sexual orientation in women continues to grow, one issue is becoming clear: the need to investigate bisexuality as a correlate of sexual violence and of greater negative outcomes following such violence. Although several studies have noted higher rates and negative consequence of sexual violence in bisexual women, few have attempted to unravel the connections between bisexuality and victimization. In this theoretical article, the authors offer several potential explanatory variables as well as a call for more in-depth research into the unique risks suffered by bisexual women of all races. Drawing from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's ecological model of sexual violence and multiple fields of research, the authors map the potential origins and explanations of these risks by connecting the sexual violence literature with research into heteronormativity and homo/biphobia, studies of intimate partner violence, cultural analyses of media representation of women's sexuality, and contemporary understandings of trauma following sexual violence victimization

Computer security · Criminology · Developmental psychology · Domestic violence · Heteronormativity · Human sexuality · Medical emergency · Poison control · Sexual minority · Sexual orientation · Sexual violence · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Vulnerability (computing · Gender Studies · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology