WMGS 5a Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Sexual Assault, Bonobo, Social Forces

• School: Brandeis University
• Department: Women's and Gender Studies
• Course: WMGS 5a
• Professor: Lamb Sarah

Document Summary

Threat of violence against women is pervasive across cultures. Social forces demanding men behave in violent ways to be counted as men . Example: when the president-elect has bragged about sexual assault before he even got elected and it wasn"t enough to keep people, including many women, from voting for him. Most people are raped by somebody they know (significant other, family member, friend, etc. ) 1 in 4 (or 1 in 5) college women in the us have experienced sexual assault and about half of all rapes are likely to be unreported. Young women (age), working class (socioeconomic status), and women of color (race) are more likely to be victims of sexual assault. If man is too good at hunting, he"ll have to use another man"s arrows in order to keep his ego from getting too big. Imagery of the male penis as a hardened spear - association with stabbing. Eve teasing makes india"s streets mean for women .