SOC275H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Reproductive Rights, Indian Act, Identity Politics

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15 Apr 2018
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Main topics of the day: sexual violence and consent (from last week, feminist movements: three waves and beyond, intersectionality and indigenous feminist activism in canada. Sexual violence: why in canada, we talk about sexual assault not just rape . Since 1983, canadian law redefined sexual assault as non-consensual sexual act, not just as penetration; the severity is determined by level of injury, use of weapon, and danger to life. In canada, according to the police report, 80% of assailants were acquaintances, while. What and whom does the sexual assault law protect: issues of martial rape, sluts , sex workers, boys and men indigenous women/women of colour, harder to come out and explain what happened, lgbtq. The difficult of bringing justice to sexual assault cases in courts. Toronto police officer: i"ve been told i"m not supposed to say this however, women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimised .

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