This book provides an in-depth exploration of sexual consent communication and negotiation practices among students and efforts to prevent and respond to sexual coercion and violence within the context of North American higher education institutions.
Delving into the complexities of communication around sexual consent, it examines how factors such as identity, early learning experiences, societal norms, and coercive elements influence interactions among young adult postsecondary students. It emphasizes the importance of agency in intimate settings and how this is shaped by these factors. The methodology employed in this decade-long research is innovative and interview-based, providing a rich narrative from student perspectives. These narratives serve to highlight the intricate interplay between individual agency and societal expectations in intimate situations. The book also incorporates valuable insights from other experts in the field. These contributions serve to contextualize the studys findings within the broader theoretical framework and research on the subject. This approach not only enriches the descriptions of the study but also provides a more holistic understanding of the topic. As such, the book ultimately helps to inform educational policies and professional practices to promote sexual agency and address pressing issues such as sexual coercion, violence, and assault on campus.
This volume will appeal to researchers and stakeholders in higher education, including educators, upper-level students, professional practitioners, and parents. In doing so, it contributes to the conversation around creating a safer and more respectful environment in higher education institutions.
This book provides an in-depth exploration of sexual consent communication and negotiation practices among students and efforts to prevent and respond to sexual coercion and violence within the context of North American higher education institutions.
Introduction: Researching Sexual Consent Communication
1. Childhood
Lessons and the Social Organization of Sexuality
2. Baseline Research on
Sexual Beliefs and Experiences within Collegiate Culture: Lessons in Context
3. It Just Happened: Excavating the Yada Yada and Realpolitiks of Collegiate
Sexual Encounters
4. Navigating Race in Sexual Decision-Making
5. Collegiate
Sexual Consent in Practice and Affordances of Insurgent Knowledge
6.
Methodological Musings: Mindful Engagement of Sexual Consent, Coercion,
Violence, and Other Messy Social Problems
7. The Complexities of Consent with
Men Who Experience Gender-Based Violence
8. Context Matters: Locating Sexual
Violence Education within an Ecological Framework
9. Advancing Institutional
Policies and Practices for Gender-Based Violence: Walking the Walk
10. To
Prevent and Reduce Mens Sexual Violence Against Women, We Must Challenge
Common Social Norms of Masculinity and Masculine Sexuality
11. Living
Masculinities with Authenticity: Engaging Male Students to Lead Examined and
Better Lives
12. Beyond Yes or No? Understanding the Complexity of Sexual
Consent and Refusal Communication
13. What Cuddle Parties Taught Us About
Consent, and What They Forgot to Mention
14. The Players and the Game: A
Practitioners Guide to Coercion, Manipulation, and Other Behaviors
Associated with Sexual Offending
15. Reflections on College, Consent, False
Accusations and Other Messy Business: In Conversation with Alan Berkowitz
16.
Finding Hope and Growing Change: Student Activism on Gender-based Violence in
Canada
17. Undressing Consent: A Pleasurable Approach to Learning About
Consent, Rejection, and Sexual Violence
18. I Want It to Be Me in That Room:
Institutional Betrayal, Identity Intersections, and Healing Centered
Responses to Sexual Misconduct
19. Conclusion: Toward an Agential Sexual
Future
Jason A. Laker, PhD, is Professor of Higher Education, Student Affairs, and Community Development and Chair of the Department of Counselor Education at San José State University, where he previously served as Vice President for Student Affairs.
Erica M. Boas, PhD, is a mother, independent researcher on sexuality, race, and education, and former elementary school teacher. The main objective of her research is to inform new approaches toward the elimination of various forms of gender and sexual violence in and out of schools.
