Sexual Violence Flashcards
Sexual violence
Defined as a sexual act committed against Someone without that person’s consent
Sexual harassment
Any unwanted physical, verbal, or non-verbal advances, bullying or coercion of a sexual nature.
Anything unwanted by the receiver that makes them uncomfy- gestures, rumors, touching
Sexual assault
Is coercing or forcing another person into sexual contact against their will
Includes any kind of touching
Exs) child abuse, incest
Consent
Any agreement between people before they engage in any kind of sexual activity
Verbal, nonverbal
Before or during
NJ state law
In nj sexual assault is the legal term for rape
Rape
Sexual penetration by force
Most often they are not strangers
Never the victims fault
Rape culture
A society where they believe or notice the effect of normalizing sexual assault and abuse
A term coined by feminists in the 1970s