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Apr 25, 2024
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SOC 4670 - Violence Against Women
Examines related forms of violence where women are the predominant victims, with a major emphasis on forcible rape and woman physical abuse. Other forms of violence against women may be included, such as stalking, rape in marriage, incest and other related subjects. The place of masculinities, the development of a rape culture, and the role of the media, including pornography, will be examined. The course will include both theoretical and empirical findings and developments.
Requisites: 9 Hours in SOC including 1000
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes: - Analyze the various theories presented, such as male peer support theory, as to whether they fit the facts presented in the case study.
- Apply these theories specifically to a major case study of Appalachian women who are married or in relationships, and attempting to leave these relationships.
- Identify and understand the challenges in measuring and estimating the extent of interpersonal violence, including the pitfalls of attempting to compare male violence to female violence.
- Put together elements from various theories throughout the course to form your own theory of why men commit crimes of interpersonal violence.
- Recognize and identify various forms of female violence against men.
- Recognize and identify various forms of male violence against women.
- Understand a variety of theories that sociologists use to explain why some males people commit violence against women, and in particular commit these horrendous crimes against women they profess to love or like.
- Understand the particular problems of rural women in victimization of sexual and physical abuse in relationships, including a lack of community support for them.
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