From Whistles to Harassment
Street harassment refers to unwanted and unsolicited comments, whistles, and stares directed mostly at women in public spaces. It is a product of power dynamics where men intrude on a woman’s attention, invade her personal space, define her as a sexual object, and assert male dominance in a patriarc...
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| author | Geagea, Tatiana |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Geagea, Tatiana |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2023-10-19T09:03:25Z 2023-10-19T09:03:25Z 2023 2023-05-16 |
| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | http://hdl.handle.net/10725/15077 https://doi.org/10.26756/th.2023.578 https://doi.org/10.26756/th.2023.578 http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/thesis.php |
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| dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv | Lebanese American University |
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| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Women -- Violence against -- Lebanon Sexual harassment of women -- Case studies Sexual harassment -- Social aspects Lebanese American University -- Dissertations Dissertations, Academic |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | From Whistles to Harassment Exploring the Perceptions and Misperceptions of Catcalling in Lebanon |
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| description | Street harassment refers to unwanted and unsolicited comments, whistles, and stares directed mostly at women in public spaces. It is a product of power dynamics where men intrude on a woman’s attention, invade her personal space, define her as a sexual object, and assert male dominance in a patriarchal society that favors masculine hegemony. This thesis aimed to investigate how can the age, socio-economic, class, and attractiveness of the predator as well as the location in which the accident occurred, impact women’s perceptions of such encounters as trivial encounters to brush over or as abhorring incidents to fear as harassment. The study followed feminist standpoint theory, utilizing as well of social psychology concepts to best understand women’s experiences. A total of 32 surveys and 10 interviews were conducted with LAU female students. The findings were analyzed following IPA and a synthesis of existing literature. Results show that catcalling sets itself as a form of Violence Against Women. The location of the incident, age, appearance, and socio-economic class all have an interrelated influence on women’s perceptions. Moreover, women have adopted avoidance tactics to defend themselves against catcallers, especially due to the distrust in Lebanese authorities and laws that fail to protect women’s rights. |
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| spelling | From Whistles to HarassmentExploring the Perceptions and Misperceptions of Catcalling in LebanonGeagea, TatianaWomen -- Violence against -- LebanonSexual harassment of women -- Case studiesSexual harassment -- Social aspectsLebanese American University -- DissertationsDissertations, AcademicStreet harassment refers to unwanted and unsolicited comments, whistles, and stares directed mostly at women in public spaces. It is a product of power dynamics where men intrude on a woman’s attention, invade her personal space, define her as a sexual object, and assert male dominance in a patriarchal society that favors masculine hegemony. This thesis aimed to investigate how can the age, socio-economic, class, and attractiveness of the predator as well as the location in which the accident occurred, impact women’s perceptions of such encounters as trivial encounters to brush over or as abhorring incidents to fear as harassment. The study followed feminist standpoint theory, utilizing as well of social psychology concepts to best understand women’s experiences. A total of 32 surveys and 10 interviews were conducted with LAU female students. The findings were analyzed following IPA and a synthesis of existing literature. Results show that catcalling sets itself as a form of Violence Against Women. The location of the incident, age, appearance, and socio-economic class all have an interrelated influence on women’s perceptions. Moreover, women have adopted avoidance tactics to defend themselves against catcallers, especially due to the distrust in Lebanese authorities and laws that fail to protect women’s rights.1 online resource (x, 71 leaves):col. ill.Bibliography: leaves 60-62.LAU.SAS.LK2.16/Feb/2023Lebanese American University2023-10-19T09:03:25Z2023-10-19T09:03:25Z20232023-05-16Thesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesishttp://hdl.handle.net/10725/15077https://doi.org/10.26756/th.2023.578https://doi.org/10.26756/th.2023.578http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/thesis.phpeninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:laur.lau.edu.lb:10725/150772023-11-08T11:03:19Z |
| spellingShingle | From Whistles to Harassment Geagea, Tatiana Women -- Violence against -- Lebanon Sexual harassment of women -- Case studies Sexual harassment -- Social aspects Lebanese American University -- Dissertations Dissertations, Academic |
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| title | From Whistles to Harassment |
| title_full | From Whistles to Harassment |
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| title_full_unstemmed | From Whistles to Harassment |
| title_short | From Whistles to Harassment |
| title_sort | From Whistles to Harassment |
| topic | Women -- Violence against -- Lebanon Sexual harassment of women -- Case studies Sexual harassment -- Social aspects Lebanese American University -- Dissertations Dissertations, Academic |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10725/15077 https://doi.org/10.26756/th.2023.578 http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/thesis.php |