This work explores the influence of gender and race on sexual attitudes and on experiences with sexual victimization. Using data on undergraduate college students, the effects of gender and race on five factor scales related to rapesupportive attitudes and sexual victimization are examined. Analysis of variance shows that the influence of gender on sexual attitudes and experiences is stronger than the influence of race. But there is evidence of an interaction between race and gender on the acceptance of interpersonal violence and the acceptance of rape myths. Whereas women regardless of race are significantly more likely than men to have experienced sexual coercion, they are much less likely than men to hold attitudes supportive of rape, interpersonal violence, sex role stereotyping, and adversarial relationships.
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