WOMS240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Human Male Sexuality, Sexual Objectification, Sexual Script Theory

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: WOMS240
• Professor: Chiara Sabina

Document Summary

Any sexual activity where consent is not freely given. This includes completed or attempted sex acts that are against the victims will or involve a victim who is unable to consent: can include force or not force. Intersections: rape culture exists on a continuum of actions that are directly related to systems of oppression, racism, sxism, oppression, classism, ableism, sexual assault is one of the most underreported crimes, most rapes are someone they know. Institutions & systems: athletics, schools, legal response, faith institutions, cultural & societal norms, victim blaming, media messages (music, movies, advertisements, news coverage), gender norms and beliefs about sexuality, rape myths. Is now being discussed: assumption is consent is given unless you say no, feminist approach is it isn"t a yes unless/until i say yes. Image of black men as rapist & an aggressor justifies violence against black men.