ABSTRACT
The symbolic interactional concepts used in the previous, theoryfocused chapters provide the foundation for integrating the body of literature on premarital sexual aggression. This literature, however, suffers from a major drawback-far more is known about male aggression than female aggression in dating. I found the lack of empirical investigations into female sexual aggression a major obstacle to theory building. Although the limited findings suggest parallels exist between aggressive individuals of both sexes, it would be foolish to believe that all male-related findings can generalize to women. Thus, I begin this chapter with a caveat. The relationships between variables I propose in this chapter apply predominantly to male premarital sexual aggression. I point out instances when findings for women exist, but more research into the phenomenon of female premarital sexual aggression is necessary before full models can be proposed.
