“College Student’s Perceptions of Women’s Verbal and Nonverbal Consent for Sexual Intercourse”

“College Student’s Perceptions of Women’s Verbal and Nonverbal Consent for Sexual Intercourse”
Reviewed by: Courtney Chambers

Source
Burrow, Jason J., Roseann Hannon, and David Hall. (1998, September 15). "College Students' Perceptions of Women's Verbal and Nonverbal Consent for Sexual Intercourse." Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality. Vol. 1. [WWW document] URL http://www.ejhs.org/volume1/burrow/burrow.htm

Research Problem
This study looks at college student’s perception of consent and/or nonconsent behaviors for sexual intercourse.
Significance
Men and women communicate consent or noncosent in different way both verbally and nonverbally. The way in which a person interprets these behaviors can ultimately lead to unsolicited sexual activities or rape. A better understanding of how a person behaves to show consent would aid in better communication between partners and hopefully decrease the number of unwanted sexual encounters.

Method
There were 385 stu...