Modern Myths About Sexual Aggression Scale – AMMSA

When it comes to sexual contacts, women expect men to take the lead

Once a man and a woman have started 'making out', a woman's misgivings against sex will automatically disappear

A lot of women strongly complain about sexual infringements for no real reason, just to appear emancipated

To get custody for their children, women often falsely accuse their ex-husband of a tendency towards sexual violence

Interpreting harmless gestures as 'sexual harassment' is a popular weapon in the battle of the sexes

It is a biological necessity for men to release sexual pressure from time to time

After a rape, women nowadays receive ample support

Nowadays, a large proportion of rapes is partly caused by the depiction of sexuality in the media as this raises the sex drive of potential perpetrators

If a woman invites a man to her home for a cup of coffee after a night out this means that she wants to have sex

As long as they don’t go too far, suggestive remarks and allusions simply tell a woman that she is attractive

Any woman who is careless enough to walk through 'dark alleys' at night is partly to be blamed if she is raped

When a woman starts a relationship with a man, she must be aware that the man will assert his right to have sex

Most women prefer to be praised for their looks rather than their intelligence

Because the fascination caused by sex is disproportionately large, our society’s sensitivity to crimes in this area is disproportionate as well

Women like to play coy. This does not mean that they do not want sex

Many women tend to exaggerate the problem of male violence

When a man urges his female partner to have sex, this cannot be called rape

When a single woman invites a single man to her flat she signals that she is not averse to having sex

When politicians deal with the topic of rape, they do so mainly because this topic is likely to attract the attention of the media

When defining 'marital rape', there is no clear-cut distinction between normal conjugal intercourse and rape

A man’s sexuality functions like a steam boiler – when the pressure gets too high, he has to 'let off steam'

Women often accuse their husbands of marital rape just to retaliate for a failed relationship

The discussion about sexual harassment on the job has mainly resulted in many a harmless behavior being misinterpreted as harassment

In dating situations the general expectation is that the woman 'hits the brakes' and the man 'pushes ahead'

Although the victims of armed robbery have to fear for their lives, they receive far less psychological support than do rape victims

Alcohol is often the culprit when a man rapes a woman

Many women tend to misinterpret a well-meant gesture as a 'sexual assault'

Nowadays, the victims of sexual violence receive sufficient help in the form of women’s shelters, therapy offers, and support groups

Instead of worrying about alleged victims of sexual violence society should rather attend to more urgent problems, such as environmental destruction

Nowadays, men who really sexually assault women are punished justly