Title IX and the State of Campus Sexual Violence in the United States

Power, Policy, and Local Bodies

Dados Bibliográficos

ID19005146
AutoresJennifer R Wies (0000-0002-3322-0339, autor correspondente)
Ano2015
Volume74
Fascículo3
Páginas276-286
Data de publicação2015-08-25
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoHuman Organization (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0018-7259 • E-ISSN: 1938-3517
EditoraSociety for Applied Anthropology (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.17730/0018-7259-74.3.276
OpenAlexW2109450695
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas9
Referências citadas41

In 2010, 21 million individuals were categorized as full- or part-time students in institutions of higher education in the United States. As the enrollment figures continue to grow, it is necessary to sharpen our focus on the lived experiences of those attending colleges and universities. Data indicate that one out of four college women are victims of sexual violence. Though the amount and magnitude of campus sexual violence federal legislation increases, there is little evidence to indicate that rates of campus sexual violence are decreasing. Following a rich history of anthropology concerned with violence and the structures of power that emerge around it, this article examines the process wherein legislation in the United States has invested substantial power and authority to colleges and universities with regards to campus sexual violence. I outline how college and university campuses are using this power to measure, name, and adjudicate acts of campus sexual violence. By situating college and universi

Criminology · Physics · Political science · Power (physics) · Sexual violence · Sociology · State (computer science) · Computer Science · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Sex work and related issues · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies