Addressing Sexual Assault within Social Systems: System Justification as a Barrier to College Prevention Efforts

Sexual assault perpetrated by men against women is a distressingly common occurrence, particularly on college campuses. One of the barriers to assault prevention efforts is the general perception of violence against women as an unwanted yet implicitly tolerated aspect of the status quo. Drawing on s...

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Published inJournal of aggression, maltreatment & trauma Vol. 22; no. 5; pp. 493 - 509
Main Authors Joseph, Jeremy S., Gray, Matt J., Mayer, Jody
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 01.05.2013
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Assault
behavior change
College campuses
College students
Constraints
Crime prevention
gender socialization
Partner Abuse
Prevention
Sex crimes
Sexual Assault
social psychological beliefs
Social psychology
victims
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Summary:Sexual assault perpetrated by men against women is a distressingly common occurrence, particularly on college campuses. One of the barriers to assault prevention efforts is the general perception of violence against women as an unwanted yet implicitly tolerated aspect of the status quo. Drawing on system justification theory, a concept used to explain why individuals accept aspects of their social systems that are objectively unjust, the mechanisms that perpetuate sexual assault are examined. Furthermore, this theory is used to examine current prevention efforts on college campuses and suggestions for modifications to these programs will be made.
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ISSN:1092-6771
1545-083X
DOI:10.1080/10926771.2013.785460