GENDER AND SEXUAL ASSAULT.

Catalog description

Notes: may be stacked with SOWK 452 . Pre-requisites: graduate standing or permission of instructor. Addresses contemporary concerns about sexual assault primarily, but not exclusively against women. Theories about the sociocultural context of gender socialization and other explanatory theories provide a framework for understanding personal and societal responses to sexual violence. Surveys all forms of sexual violence and discusses dynamics of trauma and recovery. Treatment approaches are discussed.