The Role of Profeminist Men in Dealing With Woman Abuse on the Canadian College Campus Export

@article{citeulike:5974945, abstract = {Stopping woman abuse on the North American college campus has not been very successful thus far. There is a major backlash, where students, faculty, and administrators too often either feel that the problem is not very significant or support the patriarchal rights of men. Programs begun by many campuses have not worked very well, partially because they depend on women to police the actions of men and partially because so few men come under formal social control that most offenders know that they can get away with their actions. Building on empirical research that suggests that male peer support is the most important factor on whether a male will be abusive, the authors suggest ways in which profeminist men can begin to tilt the balance against male aggression. This can include shaming or working with bullies or those who are abusive, protesting pornography, and involving oneself with education programs and/or support groups. 10.1177/10778010022182218}, author = {DeKESEREDY, Walter S. and Schwartz, Martin D. and Alvi, Shahid}, citeulike-article-id = {5974945}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778010022182218}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://vaw.sagepub.com/content/6/9/918.abstract}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://vaw.sagepub.com/content/6/9/918.full.pdf}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1177/10778010022182218}, journal = {VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN}, keywords = {college\_men, feminism, highered, masculinity, nonviolence, prevention, violence}, month = {September}, number = {9}, pages = {918--935}, posted-at = {2009-10-20 16:30:30}, priority = {2}, title = {The Role of Profeminist Men in Dealing With Woman Abuse on the Canadian College Campus}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778010022182218}, volume = {6}, year = {2000} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5974945 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5974945 N2 - Stopping woman abuse on the North American college campus has not been very successful thus far. There is a major backlash, where students, faculty, and administrators too often either feel that the problem is not very significant or support the patriarchal rights of men. Programs begun by many campuses have not worked very well, partially because they depend on women to police the actions of men and partially because so few men come under formal social control that most offenders know that they can get away with their actions. Building on empirical research that suggests that male peer support is the most important factor on whether a male will be abusive, the authors suggest ways in which profeminist men can begin to tilt the balance against male aggression. This can include shaming or working with bullies or those who are abusive, protesting pornography, and involving oneself with education programs and/or support groups. 10.1177/10778010022182218 IS - 9 JF - VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN EP - 935 TI - The Role of Profeminist Men in Dealing With Woman Abuse on the Canadian College Campus VL - 6 SP - 918 KW - college_men KW - feminism KW - highered KW - masculinity KW - nonviolence KW - prevention KW - violence AU - DeKESEREDY, Walter AU - Schwartz, Martin AU - Alvi, Shahid PY - 2000/09/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778010022182218 ER -