Classwork, Session 6

Classwork: Feb. 1.

1. In your notebook, set up categories for
Educational Institutions, Laws, and Moral/Ethical/Psychological Implications

2. With a partner or individually, set a goal for how many sources you can read in 25 minutes:
Do you want to go deeply into one topic? Read one source from all three? Make a reading plan.

3. Read, taking notes as you go.

• In your notes, be sure to capture:
• What new information are you learning?
• What are the main points of the sources?
• What do they help you understand about the significance of the topic of consent?

College: Regulations, Consent, and Consequences  

SUNY BUFFALO

Source 1: If you are going to SUNY Buffalo, here is the definition of consent.
How is it similar or different from the definition of consent you developed in Session 5?

http://weigel.buffalostate.edu/i-love-consent

Source 2: What are the consequences if you do not receive consent in college?
Check out the sexual assault policy at SUNY Buffalo:
http://police.buffalostate.edu/sexual-assault-policy

Source 3: Questions? Read over the FAQ’s on the SUNY Buffalo website here:
FAQ's Suny Buffalo Sexual Assault

Source 4: Interested in what qualifies as consent and the consequences of failing to get it?
Check out these consent scenarios and the disciplinary consequences here:
Yale Consent Scenarios and Outcomes

Source 4: Want to know about the policies at your dream school?
Take time to look them up now. Search School Name Sexual Assault Policy and/or Consent

Laws: Legal Rules and Punishments

Source 1: In 2014, California became the first state to explicitly define “consent,” in terms of
sexual activity. How is this definition similar to or different than what you learned about consent in
Session 5? What are the pros and cons of California’s affirmative consent law?

California Law

Source 2: In this source you will find a summary of New York Laws related to sexual assault
New York Laws

Moral and Psychological Implications

Question:

Option 1: What is your own code of conduct for the way you want to treat others and be treated?
How does this code apply to intimate relationships?

Source 2: One way to understand why these issues matter is to consider the effects
nonconsensual interactions have on victims.
Read about them here Effects of Sexual Assault. How does this illuminate the
psychological and physical significance of these acts?

Source 3: Another way to understand why these issues matter is to consider the
benefits of friendship and relationships. Read about them here:

Friendship and Healthy Sexuality

Still wondering what it means to receive sexual consent?
Check out this source:
http://www.impactprogram.org/youth-blog/youth-blog-know-received-sexual-consent/