Navigating the Risks of Party Rape in Historically White Greek Life at an Elite College: Women's Accounts

Autor/inn/en	Ispa-Landa, Simone; Thomas, Sara E.
Titel	Navigating the Risks of Party Rape in Historically White Greek Life at an Elite College: Women's Accounts
Quelle	In: Sociology of Education, 96 (2023) 3, S.169-189 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ispa-Landa, Simone) ORCID (Thomas, Sara E.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0038-0407
DOI	10.1177/00380407231163799
Schlagwörter	College Students; Females; Institutional Characteristics; Reputation; Fraternities; White Students; Rape; Social Life; Student Behavior; Higher Education; Gender Discrimination; Sex Fairness; Violence; Peer Relationship; At Risk Persons; Educational Policy; Sororities; Crime Prevention; Foreign Countries; Status; United States; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Weibliches Geschlecht; Sexueller Missbrauch; Sexuelle Gewalt; Vergewaltigung; Soziales Leben; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Sexualaufklärung; Gewalt; Peer-Beziehungen; Risikogruppe; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Frauengruppe; Ausland; USA; Kanada
Abstract	Landmark research from before the 2010s shows that college women rarely held institutions responsible for allowing rape-prone party contexts to persist and failing to support survivors. Yet the college landscape has changed profoundly since these studies were published, with prominent anti-rape campaigns and new guidelines to Title IX policy. To update a research stream that has provided the basis for theorizing about sexual violence in college peer cultures, we examine 121 intensive interviews with 68 women who are at heightened risk of party rape because of their involvement in historically White sororities. Several key findings emerged. First, women were highly invested in the Greek party circuit. Second, participants blamed institutions for failing to do more to keep them safe. Reflecting their focus on institutions, women also proposed that institutional authorities change their policies so sororities could move parties out of fraternity houses and into sorority houses. Third, women took on the labor of trying to protect themselves and other women at parties by designating monitors. However, they reported that with this system, other women could be deemed responsible, not for being assaulted but for failing to prevent rape. Finally, women found ways to identify and exclude men they deemed "rapey" from Greek gatherings. However, boycotting an entire fraternity was more controversial and harder to sustain. Overall, women's preferred prevention strategies reflect a strong desire to avoid disturbing the Greek party scene. Implications for research and policy on gender and sexual violence prevention in higher education are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01