1st Edition

Advancing Sexual Consent and Agential Practices in Higher Education Toward a New Community of Practice

By Jason A. Laker, Erica M. Boas Copyright 2024
348 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

348 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

348 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book provides an in-depth exploration of sexual consent communication and negotiation practices among students and efforts to prevent and respond to sexual coercion and violence within the context of North American higher education institutions. Delving into the complexities of communication around sexual consent, it examines how factors such as identity, early learning experiences,... Read more

Introduction: Researching Sexual Consent Communication
Jason A. Laker

Childhood Lessons and the Social Organization of Sexuality
Erica M. Boas

Baseline Research on Sexual Beliefs and Experiences within Collegiate Culture: Lessons in Context
Jason A. Laker and Erica M. Boas

It Just Happened: Excavating the Yada Yada and Realpolitiks of Collegiate Sexual Encounters
Jason A. Laker and Erica M. Boas

Navigating Race in Sexual Decision-Making
Erica M. Boas

Collegiate Sexual Consent in Practice and Affordances of Insurgent Knowledge
Jason A. Laker

Methodological Musings: Mindful Engagement of Sexual Consent, Coercion, Violence, and Other Messy Social Problems
Jason A. Laker

The Complexities of Consent with Men Who Experience Gender-Based Violence
Daniel Tillapaugh

Context Matters: Locating Sexual Violence Education within an Ecological Framework
Daniel Brisebois and Kathleen Clarke

Advancing Institutional Policies and Practices for Gender-Based Violence: Walking the Walk
Jennifer Massey and Lesley D'Souza

To Prevent and Reduce Men’s Sexual Violence Against Women, We Must Challenge Common Social Norms of Masculinity and Masculine Sexuality
Michael Flood

Living Masculinities with Authenticity: Engaging Male Students to Lead Examined and Better Lives
Dan Hirsch

Beyond “Yes” or “No”? Understanding the Complexity of Sexual Consent and Refusal Communication
Tiffany Marcantonio, Jennifer Littlejohn and Malachi Willis

What Cuddle Parties Taught Us About Consent, and What They Forgot to Mention
Beth Lesen

The Players and the Game: A Practitioner’s Guide to Coercion, Manipulation, and Other Behaviors Associated with Sexual Offending
Emily Knight Shier

Reflections on Sexual Assault College, Consent, False Accusations and Other Difficult Issues: In Conversation with Alan Berkowitz
Alan Berkowitz and Jason A. Laker

Finding Hope and Growing Change: Student Activism on Gender-based Violence in Canada    
Ziyana Kotadia, Aubrianna Snow, Emily Rosser and Chantelle Spicer

Undressing Consent: A Pleasurable Approach to Learning About Consent, Rejection, and Sexual Violence
Erin Anderson and AnnaLise Trudell

I Want It to Be Me in That Room: Institutional Betrayal, Identity Intersections, and Healing Centered Responses to Sexual Misconduct
Leighia Eleanor J. Fleming

Conclusion
Erica M. Boas

Biography

Jason A. Laker, PhD, is Professor of Higher Education, Student Affairs, and Community Development and Chair of the Department of Counselor Education at San José State University, where he previously served as Vice President for Student Affairs. 

Erica M. Boas, PhD, is a mother, independent researcher on sexuality, race, and education, and former elementary school teacher. The main objective of her research is to inform new approaches toward the elimination of various forms of gender and sexual violence in and out of schools.