Friday, February 23, 2018

Affirmative Consent Laws

Today you'll explore whether affirmative consent laws are an effective means to lessen the risk of sexual assault.

Read the following articles. Make sure to click on hyperlinks within articles to learn more.

The Aziz Ansari Allegation Has People Talking About Affirmative Consent. What's That?
When Does Drunk Sex Become Rape?
Affirmative Consent:Are Students Really Asking?
Adults Hate Yes Means Yes Laws. The College Students I Meet Love Them


Please respond to the following, and upload your answer to turnitin.com:
  • Explore your thoughts and ideas about consent laws or policies. Will they work? Why or why not?  Be specific, and include specifics from the articles.
  • Describe what you think should be done in Clara's case from the 2nd article above. Be sure to explain your reasoning.
  • Using specific information from the articles, answer these questions:
    • How will changing standards of consent affect student behavior, and the handling of sexual assault cases on college campuses and in the larger criminal justice system?
    • What does the need for increasingly explicit rules around consent say about our culture’s understanding of sex?

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