Exploring a feminist routine activities approach to explaining sexual assault

Exploring the utility of entitlement in understanding sexual aggression

“…Societal patriarchy produces structures of familial and courtship patriarchy, which espouse beliefs in male domination and control in familial and dating relationships, including expectations of women's obedience, dependency, and sexual access (DeKeseredy & Schwartz, 1993). Within the systems of courtship patriarchy and male peer support groups, attitudes that tolerate and encourage sexual aggression abound (Schwartz & Pitts, 1995). This includes a sense of male proprietariness in relationships with women and a tendency to think of women as sexual property that they own and control (DeKeseredy et al, 2004).…”

Sexual Violence in Academia: Policy, Theory, and Prevention Considerations

“…These indicators of opportunity-lifestyle behaviors and routine activities that increase one's exposure and proximity to motivated offenders, heighten one's attractiveness as a target, and decrease one's guardianship capability-influence risk of sexual violence while in college. Schwartz and Pitts (1995), for instance, measured the frequency with which college women go out drinking, and whether they have friends who tend to get women drunk with the hopes of sex, in order to explain sexual violence. Similarly, lifestyle behaviors predicted stalking among college women, with alcohol consumption, drug use, and engaging in activities in public settings (i.e., shopping, employment, and drinking in public) increasing the risk for college women (Mustaine & Tewksbury, 1999; see also Fisher, Cullen, & Turner, 2002).…”

Campus Sexual Assault: How Oregon University System Schools Respond

“…The first national scale study, conducted by Mary Koss and her colleagues (1987), demonstrated that 16.5% of female college students reported experiences that met the legal definition of rape or attempted rape within the last year. Further research at individual universities has supported Koss's findings, showing high rates of sexual victimization across various time frames (Combs-Lane & Smith, 2002;Crawford, Wright, & Birchmeier, 2008;Hickman & Muehlenhard, 1997;Marx, Calhoun, Wilson & Meyerson, 2001;Messman-Moore & Brown, 2006;Schwartz & Pitts, 1995). The most recent national scale study found that 2.8% of 4,466 respondents reported experiencing rape or attempted rape within approximately seven months prior to the survey (Fisher et al, 2010).…”