2 Monday, February 22, 1988 / University Daily Kansan Youth aid sought mayden sets goal at $1.8 billion By a Kansan reporter TOPEKA — Gov. Mike Hayden recommended on Friday that the state appropriate $1.8 billion to children's programs and called the money a down payment on Kansas' future. The $1.8 billion includes money for prevention of teen-age pregnancy, immunizations, special education, day care, AIDS education, primary and secondary education and for fighting alcohol and drug abuse among Kansas youth. "We have an obligation at the state level to address the welfare of our children," Hayden said during his weekly news conference. Hayden also suggested creating a special commission to help elevate children's issues on the state's agenda. The commission would identify children and families in the state and help develop a response to their needs. "We need to look at the overall picture of children and families and address family issues," he said. "Children's problems originate in their families." Dates can rape By Stacy Foster Kansan staff writer Study finds sexual aggression common Rapes by acquaintances and boyfriends are more common and can be more traumatic than rapes by strangers, a psychology professor said Friday. Charlene Muehlenhard, assistant psychology professor at Texas A&M University, spoke to about 50 people in Fraser Hall during a colloquium sponsored by the KU psychology department and the women's studies program. Muehlenhard said that the consequences of date rape were more serious than those of rape by a stranger. "A woman questions her ability to judge the character of friends and may become fearful of her male friends." Muehlenhard said. In a recent study, Muehlenhard surveyed more than 600 Texas A&M students of both sexes about dating situations when men were sexually aggressive toward women. The study was to assess risk factors in dating, circumstances in which sexual aggression occurs and wavs to prevent it. Muehlenhard said sexual aggression was defined as engaging in any sexual act when the woman had clearly stated she did not want it to In Muehlenhard's study, 77 percent of the women reported that some form of sexual aggression had occurred on a date. Fifty-seven percent of the men said that they had engaged in sexual aggression on a date. Fourteen percent of the women surveyed also said they had been forced to have sex on a date. Seven percent of the men said they had forced sex when the women had made it clear that they did not want sex. Muehlenhard said that most date rapes did not occur on the first date. In the survey, 43 percent of the women said that they had known their sexually aggressive date for almost a year, but that they had dated them for a shorter time than their previous dates. She also said that miscommunication and alcohol contributed to date rape. For example, men tend to misinterpret women's behavior or manner of dress as a sexual come-on, Muehlenhard said. "Men will say they were led on by the woman, but most of the women say they were not aware of it," she said. Alcohol tends to reduce inhibitions against violence, Muehlenhard said. An estimated one-third to two-thirds of rapists, as well as victims, have been drinking when date rape occurs. Also, Muehlenhard said that college students rated a man as less responsible for a rape if he was intoxicated. On the other hand, if the woman is intoxicated, she is held more responsible and her character is devalued. Muehlenhard that date rape was not perceived the same way as rage by a stranger. People with Muehlenhard values also view date rape differently. People with more traditional values tend to be more tolerant of date rape and blame the women more often. Jane Sharp, Lawrence graduate student, did a survey at the University of Kansas on people's perceptions of date rape. She compared people with traditional values to those with egalitarian values. "Sexual stereotyping has a major effect on how people with traditional values perceive rape," Sharp said. "Traditional people excuse men and say it wasn't real rape, especially if he was drunk." Susan Noakes, director of women's studies, said that Muehlenhard's work was important in changing the way people perceived date rape. "Muehlenhard's studies show that all kinds of physical aggression do exist and people should be more aware of the problem, both men and women," Noakes said. 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