Social psychology, ‘marital rape exemptions’, and privacy

✍ Scribed by Mark A. Small; Pat A. Tetreault

• Book ID: 102774169
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1990
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 620 KB
• Volume: 8
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0735-3936
• DOI: 10.1002/bsl.2370080206

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

A 50‐state statutory search revealed that variations exist in marital rape exemptions throughout the United States. States handle the question of marital rape in one of three ways: (1) by abolishing the exemption for husbands; (2) by qualifying the exemption; or (3) by allowing the exemption. Although marital rape is a topic that has been largely ignored by social psychology, it is an area ripe for psycho‐legal analysis. Possible relationships between social psychology, marital rape exemptions, and privacy are discussed against a background of a psychological jurisprudence.