University of Mississippi

SOC 101

Reading 18

"Fraternities and Collegiate Rape Culture"

1)Which of the following has not been cited as a possible variable associated with the greater likelihood of accepting rape myths?

1. 1. having a lower grade point average.
   2. residing in a fraternity or sorority.
   3. consuming larger amounts of alcohol and drugs.
   4. placing a higher value on social life on campus.

2. Which of the following is not generally a characteristic of a party at a low-risk fraternity house for rape?

1. 1. considerable interaction between men and women.
   2. considerable gender segregation during parties.
   3. many couples kissing and displaying affection toward each other.
   4. a relatively little amount of cursing and yelling.

3. A term applied by the authors of "Fraternities and Collegiate Rape Culture" to women who were the sexual conquests of fraternity men was

1. 1. sausagefests.
   2. sluts.
   3. faceless victims.
   4. heterogeneous females.

4. In terms of gender relations on college campuses, which of the following do Boswell and Spade note as a trend that has occurred over the last several decades?

1. 1. more traditional patterns of dating are prevalent.
   2. homosexual partnering has recently become an accepted form of gender relations.
   3. fewer men and women are meeting within the context of the Greek system.
   4. hooking up has replaced dating as the predominant form of inter-gender relations.

5. For women, the term "hooking up" refers to

1. 1. kissing and petting but not sexual intercourse.
   2. sexual relations that always end up with sexual intercourse.
   3. dating a boy, but not necessarily having any physical contact.
   4. specific positions that men and women take in bed.

6. When college students on the campus that was studied in the article written by Boswell and Spade referred to "seeing each other," they meant

1. 1. that they saw members of the other gender in class every day.
   2. that they were sexually involved with an individual, but that they were free to date other people.
   3. that they were in an exclusive monogamous relationship.
   4. that they had no sexual contact with the other person, but that they were good friends.

7. Men were more likely to treat women with respect when

1. 1. they were in large groups of men who could observe their behavior.
   2. they could ask them out on a date, plan a night out together, and eat a meal together.
   3. when they saw women on an individual basis, without other men around.
   4. men rarely treated women with respect on this college campus that was studied.

8. When discussing relations between men and women on college campuses, the term "double standard" refers to

1. 1. the likelihood that both genders will have equal access to power and privilege on that campus.
   2. differential appearance norms for overweight men and women.
   3. men being less promiscuous than women.
   4. men having positive reputations when they sleep around while women having negative reputations when they sleep aroun

9. Which of the following are ways in which men degraded women on the college campus studied by Boswell and Spade?

1. 1. heckling women as they walked by the frat houses.
   2. hassling fraternity brothers whose girlfriends slept over .
   3. watching fraternity brothers while they were having sex with unattractive women.
   4. all of the above

10. In looking at the causes of rape on college campuses, Boswell and Spade feel that

1. 1. all campuses and all fraternities foster the rape culture.
   2. some settings are more likely places on college campuses for rape to occur than others.
   3. women often are asking for trouble by the way they come on to men on many college campuses.
   4. rape is a biologically, instinctual driven type of behavior.