Grade Level at Time of Presentation
Senior
Major
Criminology
Minor
Paralegal Studies
Institution
Morehead State University
KY House District #
39
KY Senate District #
22
Faculty Advisor/ Mentor
Dr. Bernadette Barton
Department
Dept. of Sociology, Social Work and Criminology
Abstract
“Raunch” culture, sometimes called the “sexualization” of culture, describes a hyper-sexualized climate that over-sexualizes women while encouraging women to sexualize other women and themselves. Raunch culture influences much of our social life. Drawing on observation at five parties, and interviews with 25 women and men about their experiences at college parties, this study explores manifestations of raunch culture at college parties. This research finds that some male party-goers display an aggressive entitlement to female bodies that we speculate is a consequence of sexist cultural norms.
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College Parties and Raunch Culture
“Raunch” culture, sometimes called the “sexualization” of culture, describes a hyper-sexualized climate that over-sexualizes women while encouraging women to sexualize other women and themselves. Raunch culture influences much of our social life. Drawing on observation at five parties, and interviews with 25 women and men about their experiences at college parties, this study explores manifestations of raunch culture at college parties. This research finds that some male party-goers display an aggressive entitlement to female bodies that we speculate is a consequence of sexist cultural norms.