Jayden and Eli live on the same floor in the dorm.They heard that another person on their floor was sexually assaulted at a fraternity party last weekend.Jayden is upset, but feels like sexually assault is unavoidable on college campuses.Eli has friends at the fraternity and thinks that the victim was probably flirting too much and led the perpetrator on.Eli thinks that the perpetrator is a good person who just made a drunken mistake.Jayden and Eli demonstrate which of the following beliefs in their conversation?
A)Rape myths
B)Victim-blame
C)Rape culture
D)All of the above

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Jayden and Eli's conversation reflects rape myths (the belief that sexual assault is unavoidable), victim-blame (suggesting the victim led the perpetrator on), and rape culture (normalizing and trivializing rape), which are all components of a broader societal issue that perpetuates sexual violence.

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