SOC219H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter hvalka: Slut, Heterosexuality, Heteronormativity
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Normalizing sexual violence: young women account for harassment and abuse. Almost half (48%) of the students surveyed experienced harassment, but only 9% reported it. What is the core question of this study (pg. How girls negotiate their lived experiences in ways that are often ignored by law and policy. What does hlavka mean when she writes that heterosexuality is compulsory (pg. Heterosexuality is compulsory in that it is an institution that organizes the conventions by which women and men relate; it is assumed and expected and it is understood as natural and unproblematic. What is wrong with the phrase boys being boys, according to hlavka (pg. Young people are socialized into a patriarchal culture that normalizes and often encourages male power and aggression, particularly within the context of heterosexual relationships. As men"s heterosexual violence is viewed as customary, so too is women"s endurance of it.
