The impact of social class and sexuality-based stereotyping on rape blame.

What is it about?

This article explores how stereotypes about low-income women contribute to rape blame. In particular, low-income women tend to be stereotyped as being promiscuous, and women who are perceived to be promiscuous tend to be blamed in cases of sexual assault, thus, low-income women in general are seen as more blameworthy in cases of sexual assault as compared to high-income women.

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Why is it important?

This article has real-world implications for how stereotypes are used against low-income people in situations where the stereotypes may be deemed relevant.