The first main sociological question in the "Fraternities and Rape on Campus" study performed by Patricia Yancey Martin and Robert A. Hummer was‚ "What characteristics do fraternities have that make them prone to objectification of women and more likely to commit gang rape on college campuses and why fraternities encourage the sexual coercion of women. According to Martin and Hummer (1989: 459)‚ "fraternities are vitally concerned more than anything else with masculinity (cf. Kanin 1967)."
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only in fraternities but also in other groups such as sport teams‚ church‚ corporations‚ and organizations. Society often dictates that men are incapable of establishing meaningful relationships or that college men are not focused enough to make a difference. This is far from the truth. An organization such as Phi Beta Sigma proves that men can form relationships that are meaningful‚ productive and invigorating. As a young man‚ I had dreams of attending college and joining a fraternity. By attending
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today’s society. It was dance that originated in Africa by gold miners who were not allowed to speak to one another and had to use their hands and feet as means of communication. Africans came to America and formed the first African American fraternity. These fraternities are the ones that created todays’ “stepping” and based it on the traditional gumboot dances. The dancers endured a lot of suffering through their journey and brought something great to America that is now a crazed sensation. The first
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I am a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. and being apart of this lifetime bond we pride ourselves in service centered on better the institution we attend and the neighboring communities. This semester my brothers and I have participated in multiple community service experiences‚ but what I particularly would like to speak about is a service that I am currently putting together. This service would involve my fraternity brothers and I volunteering time on Saturdays at the New Orleans YLC. What
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think to look. Whether it is in the more common areas such as sororities and fraternities on college campuses or between a junior and senior class in high school‚ hazing is hazing and it is a serious‚ and sometimes deadly‚ issue. 76% of students‚ who joined or attempted to join a fraternity or sorority group‚ were hazed during the pledging process. Most people automatically associate the word hazing ’ with fraternities and sororities. But what most people don ’t know is that hazing occurs much more
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POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF FRATERNITIES The first thing that enters my mind when I hear the word fraternities are organizations of guys who spend their time drinking beers and having their social gatherings. Well‚ these accusations have been proven many times on the articles that I have read a long time ago‚ that most fraternity members‚ especially on college campuses are seen as drunks who accomplish nothing scholastically or socially. But this impression of mine has changed a little after
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Kaitlin M. Boyle ran a study in the pursuit of explaining why certain men gravitate towards high-risk fraternities and how being a member in this fraternity subculture enforces hostility and abuse toward women. Boyle uses a social psychological approach to compare the individual attitudes‚ which is the fraternity subculture and their behaviors toward women. Many rapes happen in a fraternity house‚ usually after a party or an athletic event. Most of the men use myths to justify the rape accusation
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Introduction: In the book African American Fraternities and Sororities: The Legacy and the Vision‚ transition to College cause students stress due to the social and academic difficulties‚ loneliness‚ family separation and of course‚ environment changes. University of the Philippines is the most prestige university in the country. U.P. Diliman‚ its main campus‚ is said to be a campus that offers a whole new world‚ environment and culture to the students. It has different sets of people that form
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THE PROBLEM Background of the Study “A democratic government is as good as its citizens. The effectiveness of a good government depends to a large degree in the alertness of the people to their rights and willingness to bear the obligations imposed on them.” 1 The Philippines is a democratic country. Under a democratic system of government‚ an individual plays an important role in his community and his country as a whole. Each and every one of us is tasked with the responsibilities of participating
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I am writing this letter to give my highest possible recommendation for Ms. Adebimpe Adelaja. I am Professor and Vice Chair for Strategic Technologies in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine‚ UC Davis. I had the opportunity to get to know Adebimpe when I served as a mentor for the Hugh Edmonson Summer Internship. On the first day of the internship‚ I was able to have a discussion with each student and select the student I would work with for the next 8 weeks. Adebimpe distinguished
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