pics Flashcards
What is sexual violence?
Sexual violence is any unwanted sexual act or activity. It is gender neutral and non-legal.
How does the legal definition of sexual violence change?
The legal definition of sexual violence varies over time and place.
Is female genital mutilation (FGM) legal in the UK?
FGM is illegal in the UK but is practiced in 30 countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
What significant changes occurred in UK legislation regarding homosexuality?
Homosexuality was decriminalised in 1967 between two men in private if both were aged 21 or over; the age of consent has since been reduced to 18 in 1994 and to 16 in 2000.
When was male rape and rape within marriage included in UK criminal law?
Male rape and rape within marriage were only part of criminal law since 1994.
What did the Radford et al. (2011) study find about contact sexual abuse?
One in 20 11-17-year-olds reported contact sexual abuse; two thirds of these reported it was perpetrated by other children or young people.
What percentage of children reported sexual abuse by an adult?
0.7% of all children reported sexual abuse by an adult, which is 7 children in every 1,000.
Who are the common perpetrators of sexual abuse against children?
80% of children who reported sexual abuse were abused by an adult they knew.
What did the Ofsted report reveal about explicit content sent to young people?
90% of girls and nearly 50% of boys reported that being sent explicit pictures or videos happens a lot or sometimes.
What did the Ofsted report find about sexist name-calling?
92% of girls and 74% of boys reported that sexist name-calling happens a lot or sometimes.
Who is more likely to experience child sexual abuse, girls or boys?
Prevalence studies reveal that girls are more likely to experience child sexual abuse than boys.
What did the Radford (2011) study find regarding age groups and sexual abuse?
The study found that for all age groups, girls were more likely to have experienced sexual abuse than boys.
What is the trend regarding older children reporting sexual abuse?
Older children were more likely to report having experienced sexual abuse in the past year than younger children.
What does the #MeToo movement highlight about public sexual harassment?
One in two women and one in six men felt unsafe walking alone after dark in a quiet street near their home.
What percentage of women aged 16-34 experienced harassment in the past year?
One in two women aged between 16 and 34 experienced one form of harassment in the previous 12 months.
What recent legislation was passed to tackle public sexual harassment in the UK?
The Protection from Sex-Based Harassment in Public Bill passed on September 18, 2023.
What does the new legislation regarding harassment in public places entail?
It introduces harsher sentences for those who deliberately harass someone in public because of the victim’s sex, increasing the maximum sentence from six months to two years.
How is the communication of consent influenced?
The communication of consent is influenced by gendered expectations around sexual behavior.
What are sexual scripts?
Sexual scripts are ‘guides’ or ‘parameters’ that determine how one expects people to behave sexually.
