Engaging Boys and Men in Sexual Assault Prevention: Theory, Research and Practice

Explores sexual assault prevention programs for boys and men. Following an ecosystemic perspective, the book examines individual risk and protective factors, discusses initiatives to prevent sexual aggression (i.e., bystander intervention programs, given their use among men), covers programs that specifically seek to engage boys and men in sexual assault prevention, presents key risk and protective factors for sexual aggression (i.e., healthy masculinity, rape myth acceptance), and describes the need and rationale for sexual assault prevention efforts.

Addresses current challenges and controversies in the field of sexual assault prevention

Explores existing individual-level workshops and media-based interventions that address men's violence against women

Reviews the association between traditional masculine norms and sexual violence perpetration

Discusses international sexual assault prevention programs that engage boys and men

Highlights how aspects of hypermasculinity strongly correlate with sexual aggression

Provides an overview of research that examines risk factors for sexual aggression

Synthesizes the conceptualization of rape myths, current assessments of rape myths, and examines how rape myths function as a risk factor for perpetration