The Neutralization and Denial of Sexual Violence in College Party Subcultures

Boyle, Kaitlin M.; Walker, Lisa

doi:10.1080/01639625.2016.1185862

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“…Littleton et al () found many of the same predictors of acknowledgment in a sample of predominantly Latina or African American low‐income women as found in prior samples of predominantly white college women, though racial/ethnic comparisons were not made. Researchers have also found college men are less likely to acknowledge rape than women (Boyle and Walker ), and persons of color are more likely to acknowledge rape than white participants (Anderson et al ). While important, such research does not address how social identities shape victimization identities, still tending to focus on definitions of “rape” rather than self‐conceptualizations.…”

Section: “Victims” and “Survivors” Of Sexual Violencementioning

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Beyond the Rape “Victim”–“Survivor” Binary: How Race, Gender, and Identity Processes Interact to Shape Distress

Boyle

Rogers

2020

Sociological Forum

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Victim" and "survivor" identities are central to discourses on sexual victimization. Activist and academic discourses associate the former with weakness and latter with strength, while centering images and experiences of white women. Yet, little research has explored who identifies as "victims"/"survivors" or how these identities relate to distress. We utilize identity theory to consider how "victim" and "survivor" identities are incorporated into and prioritized within the self among women of color, white women, and men. In a sample of college students who have experienced sexual assault (N = 169), we find identity theory's core conceptscommitment, prominence, and salience-are strongly and positively correlated across identities, suggesting respondents cannot be easily dichotomized into "victims" and "survivors." Indeed, most respondents identified with both identities (44%), while 25% identified as "survivors" only and 11% as "victims" only. As expected, respondents who identify only as "victims" or as "victim/survivors" report greater negative emotions and depression and lower self-esteem than those who identify only as "survivors." The "victim" identity is particularly damaging for men's emotional states, while the "survivor" identity ameliorates distress among women of color. We discuss how these identities interact with social identities and each other.

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Section: “Victims” and “Survivors” Of Sexual Violencementioning

confidence: 99%

Beyond the Rape “Victim”–“Survivor” Binary: How Race, Gender, and Identity Processes Interact to Shape Distress

Boyle

Rogers

2020

Sociological Forum

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“…Although neutralization theory was originally used to explain juvenile delinquency, scholars have recently applied it more broadly, including to the way university students rationalize their participation in a variety of harmful behaviors, such as downplaying the gravity of unwanted sexual encounters and minimizing the prevalence of campus sexual assault (Boyle and McKinzie 2015; Boyle and Walker 2016). Similarly, some college men may use neutralizing techniques to discursively distance themselves from the perceived offensiveness and harm of their jokes and the hegemony that they (un)intentionally support.…”

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Neutralized Hegemonic Banter: The Persistence of Sexist and Racist Joking Among Undergraduate Students

Lowe

Byron

O’Hara

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Sociological Inquiry

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Using a mixed methods approach, this article explores factors that contribute to undergraduate students' beliefs about the harm caused by racist and sexist jokes. Quantitative results indicate that, net of other demographic control variables, college men are less likely to agree that sexist and racist jokes are harmful. Qualitative findings shed light on this pattern via a process we call neutralized hegemonic banter. By connecting students' perspectives about the perceived harm caused by racist and sexist jokes with their larger campus experiences, we extend the literature and demonstrate the role that hegemonic masculinity plays in normalizing racist and sexist joking.

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“…Neutralization theory has been well researched and applied to a variety of different behaviors, including (but not limited to) cheating and underage drinking by college students [60,61], street "tagging" [62], "positive" deviance (i.e., high-achieving students) [63], white-collar crime [64][65][66], domestic violence [67][68][69], breastfeeding [70], animal rights activists [71], sexual violence [72][73][74][75], pedophilia [76,77], zoophilia [78], and killing in war [79]. However, there are limited studies examining murderers' use of neutralizations, particularly how serial murderers may use these not only to account for their crimes, but also manage their identities [1,12].…”

Section: Neutralization Theorymentioning

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Denying the Darkness: Exploring the Discourses of Neutralization of Bundy, Gacy, and Dahmer

James

2019

Societies

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This exploratory study analyzed how three serial killers (i.e., Bundy, Gacy, and Dahmer) potentially rationalized and justified their murders by applying techniques of neutralization. This paper discusses how the use of these neutralizations also functions as a form of stigma management assisting in the maintenance of a positive presentation of self, thus mitigating responsibility for their crimes. This study conducted a content analysis of data comprised from interviews and case histories of these three serial killers. Based on these analyses, the impression is conveyed that these killers used neutralizations to manage their identities (i.e., present “normal” selves), mitigate responsibility for their actions, and minimize the stigma associated with being labeled a serial killer.

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The Neutralization and Denial of Sexual Violence in College Party Subcultures

Cited by 39 publications

References 68 publications

Beyond the Rape “Victim”–“Survivor” Binary: How Race, Gender, and Identity Processes Interact to Shape Distress

Beyond the Rape “Victim”–“Survivor” Binary: How Race, Gender, and Identity Processes Interact to Shape Distress

Neutralized Hegemonic Banter: The Persistence of Sexist and Racist Joking Among Undergraduate Students

Denying the Darkness: Exploring the Discourses of Neutralization of Bundy, Gacy, and Dahmer

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