When Rape Goes Viral

Youth and Sexual Assault in the Digital Age
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-0-520-39104-8
Verlag: University of California Press

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 225 mm, Gewicht: 304 g

Stories of teen sexting scandals, cyberbullying, and image-based sexual abuse have become commonplace fixtures of the digital age, with many adults struggling to identify ways to monitor young people's digital engagement. In When Rape Goes Viral, Anna Gjika argues that rather than focusing on surveillance, we should examine such incidents for what they tell us about youth peer cultures and the gender norms and sexual ethics governing their interactions. Drawing from interviews with teens and high-profile cases of mediated juvenile sexual assault, Gjika exposes the deeply unequal and heteronormative power dynamics informing teens' intimate relationships and online practices, and she critically interrogates the role of digital cultures and broader social values in sanctioning abuse. The book also explores the consequences of social media and digital evidence for young victim-survivors and perpetrators of sexual assault, detailing the paradoxical capacities of technology for social and legal responses to gender-based violence.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gjika, Anna

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Jugendstrafrecht, Jugenstrafvollzugsrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wissenssoziologie, Wissenschaftssoziologie, Techniksoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gewalt und Diskriminierung: Soziale Aspekte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Rechtssoziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtssoziologie, Rechtspsychologie, Rechtslinguistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents

Acknowledgments 

Introduction 
1 Understanding the Youth, Identity, and Technology Nexus 
2 Missing Cultures of Consent: Gender Inequality, Digital Commodification, and Youth Ethics 
3 A Gold Mine of Information? The Digital Trail in Sex Crimes 
4 Navigating Justice: Young Survivors and the Harms of Image-Based Sexual Abuse 
5 Beyond the Law: Sexual Violence and Justice Practices in Digital Spaces 
6 Toward Harm Reduction and Prevention 
Conclusion 

Appendix: Methods 
Notes 
Bibliography 
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Anna Gjika is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the State University of New York at New Paltz.