analyze the behavior of the men in this situation and explain the various factors that contributed to this tragic incident citing specific research studies whenever possible

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Several years ago in New Bedford, Massachusetts, a woman was gang-raped on a pool table in the Big Dan Tavern. She had been drinking and flirting with several men during the evening, and when she tried to leave the bar, she was raped successively by several men, with other patrons cheering them on. Most of the men who participated were members of an emigrant group with very traditional values regarding gender roles

From what you have learned in the course about conformity, behavior in groups, gender roles, attribution theory, and aggression, analyze the behavior of the men in this situation and explain the various factors that contributed to this tragic incident, citing specific research studies whenever possible.