PSYCHOLOGY OF SEXUAL AGGRESSION

Course Schedule: Fall 2006

Last updated 10/31/06

Please note that the following schedule is tentative and subject to change. All changes will be announced in class. An updated schedule will always be available on the web site.

Th Sep 21: Course Introduction
FILM: Rape Is [2002; VT8314; 34 minutes]
This documentary looks at rape from a global and historical perspective, but focuses mainly on the domestic cultural conditions of this human rights violation.
Readings: None

Tu Sep 26 : Overview, Prevalence, and Measurement
FILM: The Date Rape Backlash: The Media and the Denial of Rape [1994; VT8132; 58 minutes]
A critical examination of how media portrayal of date rape has evolved within a span of five years from portraying date rape as an epidemic to a view of date rape as feminist victim oriented propaganda
Required readings: Buchwald, Fletcher, & Roth (2005), Gavey (2005, Ch 1, 2), Fisher (2004)

Th Sep 28: Social Construction of Masculinity, Femininity, and Sexuality
FILM: Tough Guise (Part I) [1999; VT6613; 80 minutes]
Tough Guise is the first program to look systematically at the relationship between the images of popular culture and the social construction of masculine identities in the US in the late 20th century. In this innovative and wide-ranging analysis, Jackson Katz argues that there is a crisis in masculinity and that some of the guises offered to men as a solution (rugged individualism, violence) come loaded with attendant dangers to women, as well as other men
Required readings: Morgan (1975), Murnen, Wright, & Kaluzny (2002), Gavey (2005, Ch 4), Miedzian (2005), Buchwald (2005)

Tu Oct 3: Cultural and Sub-Cultural Forces
FILM: Tough Guise (Part II) [1999; VT6613; 80 minutes]
Tough Guise is the first program to look systematically at the relationship between the images of popular culture and the social construction of masculine identities in the US in the late 20th century. In this innovative and wide-ranging analysis, Jackson Katz argues that there is a crisis in masculinity and that some of the guises offered to men as a solution (rugged individualism, violence) come loaded with attendant dangers to women, as well as other men
Required readings: Sanday (1981), Kimmel (2005), Messner (2005), Locke & Mahalik (2005), Humphrey & Kahn (2000)

Th Oct 5: Media I -- Music, Music Videos, and Movies
FILM: Dreamworlds II: Desire, Sex, and Power in Music Video [1995; VT5516; 57 minutes]
Portrays the impact that sex and violence in media have on society and culture in our everyday life. Shows scenes from over 165 music videos to show how the media portrays masculinity, femininity, sex, and sex roles. Includes a scene of a brutal gang rape from the movie, The accused.
Required readings: Bufkin & Eschholz (2000), Barongan & Hall (1995), Millburn, Mather, & Conrad (2000)

Tu Oct 10: Media II -- Advertising and Pornography
FACILITATORS: Rolana, Michele
FILM: Killing Us Softly 3 [2000; VT7615; 34 minutes]
Discusses the manner in which women continue to be portrayed by advertising and the effects this has on their images of themselves.
FILM: Wet Dreams and False Images [11 minutes]
Interviews with me who enjoy looking at "pinup" pictures of women and with the retouchers who work on these images.
Required readings: Baker (2005), Kilbourne (1999), Dines (2005)

Th Oct 12: Victimization I -- Overview & Voices of Victims
FACILITATORS: Tahnee, Judith
FILM: Excerpts from Campus Rape [about 15 minutes]
Required readings: Kaminker (2006), Brison (2002, Ch 1), Warshaw (1988, Introduction, Ch 1, 2), Pelka (1992)

Tu Oct 17: Victimization II -- Effects on Mental and Physical Health
DUE: Media Assignment
FACILITATORS: Sara, Jacob
Required readings: Warshaw (1988, Ch 5), Brison (2002, Ch 3), Resick (1993), Golding, Cooper, & George (1997)

Th Oct 19: Victimization III -- Community Responses
FILM: No Lies [1972; VT9884; 16 minutes] A film by Mitchell Block
A dramatization in cinema verité style which deals with problems of rape faced by a woman in New York City as she must confront the police, her doctor, her friends, and her conscience.
AUDIO CLIP : 911 call just prior to alleged rape by Duke lacrosse team
FACILITATORS: Karla, Jennifer, Teresa
Required readings: Warshaw (1988, Ch 13), Campbell & Martin (2001), Ullman (1996)

Tu Oct 24: Victimization IV -- Risk Factors
FACILITATORS: Audrey, Meg
SONG: Tori Amos "Me and a Gun" (lyrics)
ACTIVITY: Forming groups for final projects
Required readings: Warshaw (1988, Ch 3, 4), Brison (2002, Ch 4), West, Williams, & Siegel (2000), Livingston & Testa (2000)

Th Oct 26: Victimization V -- Coping, Recovery, and Treatment
FACILITATORS: Victor, Carlos
FILM: Relearning Touch [about 25 minutes; available for viewing at Media Center, call number: RV11]
ACTIVITY: Continue forming groups for final projects
Required readings: Warshaw (1988, Ch 14), Boeschen et al. (2001), Littleton & Breitkopf (2006), Holzman (1996)

Tu Oct 31: Victimization VI -- Complicating Victimization
DUE: Final Project/Paper Proposal
FACILITATORS: Nora, Allison
ACTIVITY: Script exercise
Required readings: Brison (2002, Ch 5), Gavey (2005, Ch 5, 6), McMullin & White (2006)

Th Nov 2: Perpetration I -- Overview & Voices of Perpetrators
FACILITATORS: Rommel, Rachel M., Christian M.
FILM: Excerpts from "Someone You Know: Acquaintance Rape" [about 10 mins]
ACTIVITY: Class time for groups to meet
Required readings: Warshaw (1988, Ch 6), Beneke (1982), Lea & Auburn (2001), Gavey (2005, Ch 7)

Tu Nov 7: Perpetration II -- Theories: Biological/Evolutionary
FACILITATORS: Christian S., Shea, Stephanie
Required readings: Thornhill & Palmer (2000, Ch 1, 2, 3, 4, 12), Coyne & Berry (2000), Patai (2000), Sanchez (2000), Franks (2003)

Th Nov 9: Perpetration III -- Theories: Confluence and Multivariate
FACILITATORS: Jamie, Jessica
FILM: Men's Work: Fraternity Brothers Stopping Violence Against Women (tentative)
Required readings: Abbey et al. (2001), Malamuth (1998), Hall et al. (2000)

Tu Nov 14: Perpetration IV -- Cognitive Factors and the Role of Alcohol
FACILITATORS: Collin, Aggie, Winston
Required readings: Zurbriggen (2000), Cole (2006), Loh et al. (2005)

Th Nov 16: Legal Issues
DUE: First drafts of final paper/project (OPTIONAL)
FACILITATORS: Kelly, Taura, Marta
Required readings: Warshaw (1988, Ch 9), Brison (2002, Ch 6), Koss (2000), Benedict & Klein (1998)

Tu Nov 21
No class - work individually or in groups on final papers/projects

Th Nov 23
No class - Happy Thanksgiving!

Tu Nov 28: Rape Prevention and Education
Guest Speaker: Gillian Greensite, Director, UCSC Rape Prevention Education Program
FACILITATORS: Rachelle A., Hyon
Required readings: Warshaw (1988), Ch 10, 11, 12), Anderson & Whiston (2005), Madhubuti (2005), Orton (2005), Levy (2005)

Th Nov 30: Alternative Visions
DUE: Alternatives paper
FACILITATORS: None
Required readings: Dworkin (2005), Surkan (2005), Stoltenberg (1989a), Stoltenberg (1989b)

Tu Dec 5 (4-7pm): Course Conclusion
DUE: Final Project
FACILITATORS: None
Required readings: None

PSYCHOLOGY OF SEXUAL AGGRESSION

Course Schedule: Fall 2006

Please note that the following schedule is tentative and subject to change. All changes will be announced in class. An updated schedule will always be available on the web site.

Th Sep 21: Course Introduction FILM: Rape Is [2002; VT8314; 34 minutes] This documentary looks at rape from a global and historical perspective, but focuses mainly on the domestic cultural conditions of this human rights violation.Readings: None

Th Oct 12: Victimization I -- Overview & Voices of Victims FACILITATORS: Tahnee, Judith FILM: Excerpts from Campus Rape [about 15 minutes] Required readings: Kaminker (2006), Brison (2002, Ch 1), Warshaw (1988, Introduction, Ch 1, 2), Pelka (1992)

Th Nov 9: Perpetration III -- Theories: Confluence and Multivariate FACILITATORS: Jamie, Jessica FILM: Men's Work: Fraternity Brothers Stopping Violence Against Women (tentative) Required readings: Abbey et al. (2001), Malamuth (1998), Hall et al. (2000)

Tu Nov 21 No class - work individually or in groups on final papers/projects

Th Nov 23 No class - Happy Thanksgiving!

Tu Nov 28: Rape Prevention and Education Guest Speaker: Gillian Greensite, Director, UCSC Rape Prevention Education Program FACILITATORS: Rachelle A., Hyon Required readings: Warshaw (1988), Ch 10, 11, 12), Anderson & Whiston (2005), Madhubuti (2005), Orton (2005), Levy (2005)

Th Nov 30: Alternative Visions DUE: Alternatives paper FACILITATORS: None Required readings: Dworkin (2005), Surkan (2005), Stoltenberg (1989a), Stoltenberg (1989b)

Tu Dec 5 (4-7pm): Course Conclusion DUE: Final Project FACILITATORS: None Required readings: None

Th Sep 21: Course Introduction
FILM: Rape Is [2002; VT8314; 34 minutes]
This documentary looks at rape from a global and historical perspective, but focuses mainly on the domestic cultural conditions of this human rights violation.
Readings: None

Th Oct 12: Victimization I -- Overview & Voices of Victims
FACILITATORS: Tahnee, Judith
FILM: Excerpts from Campus Rape [about 15 minutes]
Required readings: Kaminker (2006), Brison (2002, Ch 1), Warshaw (1988, Introduction, Ch 1, 2), Pelka (1992)

Th Nov 9: Perpetration III -- Theories: Confluence and Multivariate
FACILITATORS: Jamie, Jessica
FILM: Men's Work: Fraternity Brothers Stopping Violence Against Women (tentative)
Required readings: Abbey et al. (2001), Malamuth (1998), Hall et al. (2000)

Tu Nov 21
No class - work individually or in groups on final papers/projects

Th Nov 23
No class - Happy Thanksgiving!

Tu Nov 28: Rape Prevention and Education
Guest Speaker: Gillian Greensite, Director, UCSC Rape Prevention Education Program
FACILITATORS: Rachelle A., Hyon
Required readings: Warshaw (1988), Ch 10, 11, 12), Anderson & Whiston (2005), Madhubuti (2005), Orton (2005), Levy (2005)

Th Nov 30: Alternative Visions
DUE: Alternatives paper
FACILITATORS: None
Required readings: Dworkin (2005), Surkan (2005), Stoltenberg (1989a), Stoltenberg (1989b)

Tu Dec 5 (4-7pm): Course Conclusion
DUE: Final Project
FACILITATORS: None
Required readings: None