Reply to "What leads to a man assaulting a woman or a child?"

Rebecca Harrington (Oneonta)Member

i work in sexual violence prevention. I think there are a few things. If it is demonstrated to you as a child that the world is a system of power, you just learn that like you learn your native language. We also use the term Toxic Masculinity to discuss the characteristics that our culture (and many cultures) attribute to being a successful man (strong, sexual, money, no emotions, heterosexual, etc). If you aren't given the opportunity to unpack the messages that other men and the media promote its easy to believe this is how you do things. You may want to check out the work of Jackson Katz, he has a few documentaries.

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