Gendered Violence

Question 1

Consent

Answer 1

Lack of no does not equal yes

Has to be given willingly and freely

Clearly communicated yes

Communicated enthusiastically

Communicated out loud

Communication of mutual/share wants

Ongoing and continuous
Confirmation about switching up

Can change

Initiators responsibility to check in

Question 2

Factors undermining consent

Answer 2

Culture
Women sexually objectified

Communication
Women taught not to speak on it - just please men

Age
12-13 = 2 years age difference
14-15= 5 years age difference
18 years old can consent to anal

Impairment
Sleeping
Alcohol
Drugs = NO CONSENT

Fear
Reduce harm that may be implemented
Afraid

Question 3

Femicide

Answer 3

A crime involving the violent and deliberate killing of a woman

Question 4

Familicide

Answer 4

A type of murder or mused-suicide in which at least one spouse and one or more children are killed or other relatives

Question 5

Homicide

Answer 5

The deliberate and unlawful killing of one person by another

Question 6

Honor killing

Answer 6

In certain cultures, the killing of a relative, especially a girl or woman, who is perceived to have brought dishonour on the family

Question 7

Consent definition

Answer 7

Permission for something to happen or agreement

Question 8

Pick up artists

Answer 8

A movement of men whose goal is seduction and sexual success with access to women

Question 9

Sexual assault definition

Answer 9

A form of sexual violence, includes rape, groping, child sexual abuse, or torture

Question 10

Sexual double standard

Answer 10

Belief that men and women are held to different standards of sexual conduct in society

Question 11

Rape

Answer 11

Intercourse done forcefully or under threat, no consent, underage

Question 12

Rape culture

Answer 12

Feminist, says in which society blamed victims of sexual assault and normalized male sexual violence

Question 13

Violent crimes

Answer 13

A crime in which an offender uses or threatens force upon a victim

Question 14

Patriarchal violence

Answer 14

My kind of violence that creates or maintains men’s power and dominance, or avenues the loss of their power

Question 15

Family violence

Answer 15

When someone uses abusive behaviour to control and or harm a member of their family, or someone with whom they have an intimate relationship

Question 16

Sexual assault slide

Answer 16

No consensual since 1983

Developed by level of injury , use of weapon (danger to life)

Power, subordination, humiliation
Devalue, undermine relationships

Male domination

Over conformists

Question 17

Sexual assault statistics

Answer 17

80% not reported

Delay in reporting

92% female victims

Incidents of aggression

Dimensions of inequality

55% under 17

Majority knee their attacker

Survivors stigmatized and held responsible

Question 18

Institutional responses

Answer 18

University

1) mishandling
2) secondary victimization (aren’t believed, blamed)
- going public jeopardizes survivor
- questions the role of survivor
- low conviction rates

Question 19

Rape culture notes

Answer 19

Compels set of beliefs that encourage make sexual aggression

Violence seen as sexy

Normalization of rape

Sexual remarks to sexual touching to rape

Victim blaming

Empathy for perpetrators

Euphemistic language
Gloss over severity

Institutional failures
Failure to bring justice
Family, education, work place

Question 20

Euphemistic language

Answer 20

Rename what it actually is
Glosses over severity

Ex: inappropriate behaviour
Butt hurt, rapped by the exam

Jokes and making light of

Question 21

Backlash (rape culture)

Answer 21

Not all men
Women rape too
He/she was asking for it
False rape allegations

Question 22

Violent crimes

Answer 22

Indigenous people are overrepresented

Age and gender *
Men commit more serious crimes

Crime statistics start after 18

Question 23

Highway of tears

Answer 23

Systematic neglect
Priority to protect institutions
In BC
Pick up women who hitch hike

Question 24

Violent victimization by sex

Answer 24

Men 49%

Women 51%

Question 25

Violent victimization by sex and age

Answer 25

18-24 more female victims

45-54 more male victims

Question 26

Violent victimization - type of crime

Answer 26

Sexual assault = women

threats, physical assault, robbery, homicide = more men

Question 27

Violent victimization by strangers

Answer 27

Mostly done by people they know

Physical assault 32% for men (compete for masculinity)

Question 28

Reported family violence

Answer 28

Mostly women

Men don’t report cause it’s a shot to their masculinity

Question 29

Who is most likely to offender?

Answer 29

Males

Question 30

Masculinity and violence

Answer 30

Men are overrepresented

Biological explanations
Testosterone

Psychological explanations
Frustration aggression hypothesis - sexually frustrates

Sociological explanations
Tied to social inequality
Men dominate over women
Gender equality reduces domination

Question 31

Femininity and violence

Answer 31

Commit crime at a much lower rate

Cluster in minor crimes
Prostitution (most common in males and females), theft, fraud, bail violation

Less likely to engage in violent crimes

Question 32

Homicides

Answer 32

Aboriginals = steady rate

Females = increasing

Physical beating, stabbing, sexual violence = aboriginal

Spousal, argument, financial shooting, smoking = non aboriginal