Exam 9: Gender-Based Violence

The early activism and scholarship of feminists on rape concentrated mostly on unidirectional violence.

Define the term "intimate partner violence." Why is this form of interpersonal violence the most commonplace globally?

By 2018, thirty U.S. states implemented laws that address hate crimes based on sexual orientation or sexual orientation and gender identity.

Which one of the following researchers spent a year observing students in a California high school for a study on hypermasculine behavior?

Who argued that hate crimes against the transgendered "evoke a sense of fear that percolates throughout the transgender community, encouraging transgender people to renounce open expression of their gender identity lest they face similar violence?"

Which country established women's police stations to help increase reporting of crimes against women and children and a better conviction rate?

What is the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)? Explain the social, economic, and political issues that frame the debate about the effectiveness of this historic legislation?

While falsely accusing someone of rape is a serious issue, research demonstrates that it is not a prevalent problem.

Why must we today redefine the notion that gender-based violence is solely directed toward women? What other factors must be incorporated into our current definition of gender-based violence that expands beyond the traditional gender binary?

Most rapes are interracial, involving two people of different races.

When did U.S. jurisdictions begin to recognize rape within marriage?

According to a World Health Organization study in 2013, what percentage of women globally reported having experienced intimate partner violence?

How is the work of early feminist activism and scholarship against sexual violence still vital today?

How is the term "hate crime" defined? What key factor(s) cause people to commit hate crimes against the LGBT communities?

How does anthropologist Peggy Reeves Sanday define "rape prone" cultures? Why does she contend that culture exerts a powerful influence in the manifestation of male sexual violence?