WGS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Rape Culture, Heterosexuality, Femininity

• School: University of Oregon
• Department: Women's and Gender Studies
• Course: WGS 101
• Professor: Bufalino, Jamie

Document Summary

Questionable choices: come home with piercings and hair color. College culture and experiences of college take shape through relationships between individuals and institutional structures. Structures on campus are both academic and social. Universities need students as good applicants who pay full tuition. Students need universities for admission, education and credentials. Party pathway: supports affluent and socially oriented students, typically middle class and white. Mobility pathway: supports students oriented towards future vocations, can include everyone. Professional pathway: supports ambitious students from privileged families, competition. Lots of sports, nice recreation center and stadiums, greek life. Universities commit money and resources to this aspect. Expensive to participate in: greek life fees, alcohol payment, buying nice clothes, paying for tickets, having a car, extra money. Participation in full social experience of college based on social value to those who follow norms of femininity and masculinity. Pre-gaming: drinking before going out, so you don"t have to spend more money.