WGSS 1105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Sexual Assault, Clery Act, Rape Culture

• School: UConn
• Department: Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• Course: WGSS 1105
• Professor: Vanessa Lovelace

Document Summary

Are we living in a rape culture? in transforming a rape culture, 5-8: rape is notoriously under-reported. 2x as likely to be assaulted as adult if were assaulted as child. Violence primarily from intimate partner: women significantly more likely to be injured from assault than men, rape continues to be a constant in life, many see rape as bad dates or domestic disputes. Some cultures and customs treat rape as acceptable behavior: rape culture = rape/sexual assault are normalized and made light of which creates a clear and defined victim and perpetrator . Title ix: culture made rape to be taboo and not talked about, maybe even something to be joked about. Campus sexual assault: title ix lawsuit against uconn, civil rights complaint filed by 7 students. All seeking injunction to change uconn"s current practices in how it deals with rape and sexual assault complaints.