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2. GUESS THE STATISTICS 70
________% of college students have reported being a victim of sexual coercion.
_________% of college students ADMIT using sexual coercion on their partners.
_________% of sexual assaults are committed by people who are strangers/unknown to the victim.
_________% of reports to police about rape are false reports. 30 11
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"Band Back Together." Sexual Coercion Resources.
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3. Sexual Coercion Definition
Use of tactics to force sexual contact without willing consent.
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4. Sexual Coercion Types Verbal
Flattery, begging, name-calling, arguing, lying
“You know you want it.”
“Don’t make me stop now.”
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5. Sexual Coercion Types Social
Peer pressure, threats of social isolation
“Everyone thinks we’re having sex!”
“You’re such a prude!”

6. Sexual Coercion Types Emotional Use guilt
Make person too afraid to say “no”
Take advantage of emotional instability.
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7. Sexual Coercion Types Manipulated Awareness
Use drugs or alcohol to reduce resistance to sexual acts

8. Sexual Coercion Types Physical Unwanted sexual touching
Use of physical strength to force sexual contact
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9. Sexual Consent Definition
Permission for inclusion in romantic/sexual actions
Can only be given by people of legal age
Must be given willingly (not coerced)
Can only be given by people who are not cognitively impaired
Does not generalize to other/different romantic/sexual activities
Can be revoked at any time (even during sex)
The age of consent in Pennsylvania is 16 years of age for statutory sexual assault and 18 years for corruption of minors. Teenagers aged 13, 14 and 15 may or may not be able to legally engage in sexual activity with partners who are less than 4 years older. (from
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10. Sexual Consent Is Mandatory!!
At Penn State the burden of proof is on YOU to show that you received consent for your actions
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This work was supported by the College of Liberal Arts, the Rock Ethics Institute, and the Department of Psychology.
This presentation was constructed by Andrew Peck (PhD), Kayla King, Mary Vinciguerra, Melissa Skolnick, Kari Hartbauer, and Jordanna Lembo.