As sociology instructors increasingly include materials on sexual violence in their courses, both and students express anxieties over how best to handle such sensitive conversations. This article critically examines the conventional advice offer a trigger warning, which can interfere with student education (e.g., requiring survivors miss out lesson) does not adequately prepare for difficulties that may arise during discussions of managing victim-blaming comments). Using institutional...

It is well-established fact that sexual assault survivors who report the violence they endured are retraumatized by reporting process, but there limited research on how these institutional betrayals enacted. The current study draws ethnographic observation and interview data to explore 24 administrators use gendered rationalization frames justify betrayal in Title IX cases. Specifically, invoke himpathy define their primary role as protecting futures of young men. To defend this view from...

Sexual violence is a widespread social issue, and sexual victimization especially prevalent among queer-identified women. Still, there little research on queer women’s experiences of or explanations for the high rate victimization. This study uses data from 40 open-ended interviews to investigate with those who perpetrate it. Respondents answered questions about characteristics their assaults perpetrators, as well connections survivors perceive between identities. Findings indicate that...

Sexual harassment of graduate students is prevalent, yet little known about their experiences reporting sexual to university. We conducted interviews with 32 who reported Title IX understand how survivors’ align report outcomes. Nearly all participants experienced severe, education-limiting consequences the and ensure safety restore educational access. Most reports were deemed unactionable findings responsibility rare, demonstrating a disconnect between Our analysis suggests that...

Abstract The U.S. Department of Education (DoE) released new Title IX regulations in May 2020, including the requirement that postsecondary institutions conduct live hearings with direct cross‐examination for sexual misconduct reports. 2,033‐page document included a summary public comments and DoE's discussion those comments. We analyzed this publicly available to answer two questions. (1) What are primary concerns victims within Department's comments? (2) How did respond these victim...

In recent years, there has been increasing pressure on men to prevent sexual violence. This study uses data from 25 semi-structured interviews explore how heterosexual undergraduate have responded cultural and organizational seek consent. Participants answered questions about their experiences attitudes toward campus consent policies. Findings indicate that while participants condone key elements of consent, they do not consistently apply reliable strategies Instead, use ambiguous social...

Abstract In response to new regulations, universities have created multiple options for managing sexual misconduct complaints. These are described as maximizing survivors' autonomy through feminist paradigms of choice. This study uses data from ethnographic observation and 76 interviews with survivors, perpetrators, administrators examine whether providing gave survivors control over their The findings indicate that found the complicated vague policies overwhelming confusing. As a result,...

Formal support providers can play a critical role in sexual assault survivors’ well-being (e.g., providing resource referrals). In university setting, resident assistants (RAs) are key with unique relationship to survivors based on their dual roles as help-provider and peer. We examined 305 RAs’ responses student disclosure scenarios. Employing discourse analysis, we identified four discourses used by RAs discussion of resources: controlling, gatekeeping, minimizing, empowering. Due power...

Queer women are at high risk of college sexual victimization, but they face barriers to formal support services. As a result, informal is critical. This study uses data from 40 open-ended interviews explore family members’ reactions queer women's disclosures and examine whether their reliable source support. Findings indicate that often more harmful than helpful. In comparison research focused on heterosexual survivors, we find be extreme disparaging survivors’ identities. fact, negative may...

This article describes a study abroad experience in Norway and Sweden that was designed to explore gender equality two of the world’s most gender-progressive countries. Course readings explored work feminist sociologists asked students think critically about from cross-cultural perspective. Students met with leaders who are involved creating policy culture, including members parliament, representatives film industry, social experts. Student pre-trip post-trip responses writing prompts trip...

To get the most out of study abroad experiences, authors argue that students must engage with what other countries are doing right in their approaches to social problems, rather than arrive ready “help,” correct, or critique host country.

In recent years, there has been increasing pressure on men to take a proactive role in preventing sexual violence. On college campuses, this formalized into affirmative consent policies that require all students actively seek from their partners through unambiguous verbal or physical signals. This study uses data 25 semi-structured interviews explore how undergraduate make sense of after cultural and organizational be more assault. Participants answered questions about experiences attitudes...