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Rape Culture

According to research one in five women experience sexual assault while in college Another study found that more than one third of reported rapes take place after fraternity events or in fraternity houses A research article studied campus demographics and reported rapes and found that campuses that report more rapes have more fraternity men, athletes and liquor violations

Seabrook, Ward and Giaccardi conducted research to try and understand why fraternity membership is associated with greater perpetration and acceptance of sexual violence. The authors found that in male environments such as fraternities, athletics and military groups men feel pressure to be more ‘masculine’ which may contribute to the reason that in these settings men are more accepting of sexual violence. Men in these groups are put under pressure by their peers and feel the need to prove their masculinity; this contributes to the objectification of women and acceptance of sexual assault. In Wiersma-Mosley, Jozkowski and Martinez’ research they found that fraternity men and athletes protect their brotherhood by being bystanders to sexual violence, they tend to not confront or report sexual assault when it happens. .Jozkowski and Wiersman study power and control and how this may influence the norms on college campuses that perpetuate sexual assault, such as gender and class. This article also mentions that once reported the perpetrator receives little to no consequences for their actions. Many times the biggest consequence for the perpetrator of sexual violence is to get kicked out of school; however it is easy for them to get accepted into another University.

Jozkowskis study mentions the lack of resources on college campuses for victims of rape. Colleges and Universities vary with the type of resources they provide their students; it is argued that larger campuses may have more reported rapes due to providing more resources. In this article Jozkowski suggests that colleges and universities provide more resources to students. One recommendation is to have a course and teach students sexual violence prevention and intervention, especially those students who are active in sports and Greek life organizations