College Women and The Occurrence of Unwanted Sexual Advances in Public Drinking Settings: A Feminist Routine Activities Approach

Using existing data from the 1999 Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study, this thesis analyzes the social predictors of unwanted sexual advances experienced by college women and where this type of victimization occurs. Hypotheses were derived from routine activities theory and feminist theory. Findings show that attendance at bars has a more significant effect on experiences of unwanted sexual advances than attendance at parties, attendance at drink promotions, and participation in drinking games. Increased alcohol consumption at bars has a signifcant effect on unwanted sexual advances. The analysis also reveals that alcohol abstention at parties has a significant effect on unwanted sexual advances. Implications of the findings are discussed.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts in Social Sciences (M.A.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis (open access)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Year dc:date.available

2006

Author dc:creator

• Johnson, Abby McColl

Contributors dc:contributor

• William L. Smith
• Barbara Hendry

• ETD
• Unwanted sexual advances
• Female college students
• Sexual victimization
• Alcohol
• Sexual harassment in universities and colleges

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/606

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu:etd-1606