by Valerie Jenness | Jul 6, 2016 | Publications
Abstract: When Susan Brownmiller published Against Our Will: Men, Women, and Rape in 1975, few anticipated that it would become a feminist classic published in more than a dozen languages. Even fewer imagined that it would foreshadow a proliferation of public...
by Valerie Jenness | Jul 6, 2016 | Publications
Abstract: Recognizing that prisons house diverse populations in equally diverse types of environments, we utilize a unique data set and employ two well-known sociological concepts—collective identity and collective efficacy—to examine overlapping communities in which...
by Valerie Jenness | Jun 2, 2016 | Latest Posts
Learn about Social Ecology’s Field Study Program and the value of community partnerships. The School of Social Ecology is a school of the University of California, Irvine that studies social ecology. As of 2015, the School enrolls nearly 3,000 students and is...
by Valerie Jenness | May 20, 2016 | Latest Posts
Crime Control & Criminalization by Valerie Jenness Crime control in the U.S. is a complex labyrinth of politics, controversy, and intrigue. It has been addressed on political platforms, by religious institutions, and has been incorporated in multiple sociological...
by Valerie Jenness | May 15, 2016 | Latest Posts
Hate Crime Law Written by Valerie Jenness Hate crime, harassment, intimidation, or physical violence that is motivated by a bias against characteristics of the victim considered integral to his social identity, such as his race, ethnicity, or religion. Some...
