Department - Author 1
Social Sciences Department
Degree Name - Author 1
BA in Sociology
Date
6-2013
Primary Advisor
Chris Bickel
Abstract/Summary
Hostility, aggression, and empathy levels of 488 fraternity men were measured using portions of the Burt Rape Myth Acceptance Scale, Malamuth’s Behavioral Intent to Rape Question, Hostility Toward Women Scale, and Survey Measure of Emotional Empathy. Thirteen out of the fifteen Interfraternity Council (IFC) chapters at a west coast public university campus volunteered to participate in the study. The survey consisted of thirty-five questions aimed at finding a correlation between the respondents housing location, year in school, position of office in his fraternity, and number of siblings and hostility, aggression, and empathy. Although no significant findings relating hostility, aggression, and empathy to year in school, housing location, or position of office were found, there was a substantial relationship between level of empathy and the number of sisters a respondent has.
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/socssp/118