Extra Credit- Jackson Katz: Violence Against Women It’s a
Men’s Issue
Purpose:
This extra credit assignment (receive up to 7 points) is designed for students to
understand the complexity of intimate partner violence and the role of gender plays in
partner violence.
Task:
Students will need to view the following film (click on title): Violence Against
Women It’s a Men’s Issue If you are not able to access the film, please use the
following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTvSfeCRxe8
Students will need to respond the following questions based on the film:
Gender Violence (use this subheading)
According to the film explain why it is problematic to refer to gender violence as a
womenàissue.
Bystander Approach (use this subheading)
Explain the bystander approach.
Discuss the purpose of the bystander approach.
Socialization (use this subheading)
Define the term gender socialization.
Explain the difficulties in changing the ideas about male socialization (think about
aspects of socialization and how institutions reinforce gender socialization).
Social Movement (use this subheading)
Explain why it appears that when men speak out or join the movement against gender
violence, they receive a lot of recognition for the work and the awareness they bring to
gender violence. However, women have been doing this is work for long periods of time
and receive only moderate recognition.
Think about menàposition in society.
Sentence Change (use this subheading)
Why was it important for Jackson Katz to illustrate the power of language using the
following sentence ¯hn beat Mary think about how Jackson Katz changes of the
sentence.
a. What happens to the focus on John?
b. What does changing the sentence illustrate?
c. According to the film, explain victim blaming and provide examples of
victim blaming.
d. According to the film, explain ways to avoid victim blaming.
Criteria for Success:
Students will need to:
espond to all questions in complete sentences.
se the correct subheadings
o not rewrite the question
ubmit assignment by due date extra credit is not accepted late
ubmit the assignment using the following steps:
ave assignment as word document file (either on your computer or thumb
drive) please do not use pages format–as I cannot access this format
o to Browse My Computer–after you have open this find your saved file
pload the file
nce you have uploaded your file you will need to click submit in order to
submit the assignment.
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