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Organizational Supports Of Rape Culture In Higher Education, Mary Beth Seller
Organizational Supports Of Rape Culture In Higher Education, Mary Beth Seller
Graduate College Dissertations and Theses
Rape culture has roots in our gendered history of the United States which manifests itself on college campuses as well. Attending college has been found to be the riskiest time for women in terms of sexual assault, as up to 1 in 4 women may experience some type of sexual assault or attempt during their collegiate years. This study explored how one college campus, the University of Vermont (UVM), has organizational policies, procedures and values that are perceived to support rape culture on campus.
Guided by critical feminist theory as its epistemological foundation, this qualitative study uses an applied thematic …