Sexual Assault on the College Campus: The Role of Male Peer Support

by Martin D. Schwartz, Walter S. DeKeseredy

For many students, coeducational college campus life is marred by traumatic experiences of sexual assault. While there are many social determinants of rape and attempted rape, this work examines the pivotal role of male peer support in legitimizing the sexual assault of women. The authors use extensive prior studies together with their own investigations, including a national representative study and local campus victimization surveys carried out in the United States and Canada.

Genres: Feminism

Hardcover

First published January 2, 1997

Reviews

[Catherine Austen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent book about cultural and peer group influences on sexual violence, and on the extent of sexual violence on campuses. The authors handle the subject well; it's all very accessible. Everyone working with young people should read it, depressing though it is. It's not new (1997); they should update and reissue it. (An updated version might be even more depressing; we've been saying "things have got to change" for a long time now....)

[Jen McGovern]

Read for an academic project that I'm working... The book is a bit dated(published in 1997) but sadly the problems are the same. A good jumping off point if you want to know some of the earlier research in this area but not super current.