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TuesdayMay 2 at 3:18pm
Hello all,
Apply one bystander intervention theory to the behavior of those exhibited in the video. Then, describe a scenario in which a bystander could have influenced this scenario in a different way. Please use the Learning Resources to support your application of theory.
In the provided video entitled Johnson Family, the invitation to the party was quite generous of the young man. As the video moves along to the actual scene of the party the young lady says to take her home. In this instance, you can tell that she knew she had consumed well over enough drinks. This video is a full depiction of how some common date rapes occur. Date rapes involve the consumption of alcohol and drugs that put women in danger of being raped by someone they know while being in a place they feel safe (2019). In the text of Debnam and Mauer (2021), as a bystander who intervenes when behavior of those exhibited in the video you have a moral sense of responsibility. Bystanders often times intervene with the idea that it would make the situation better and help the abuser reflect on their actions (2021). One bystander intervention that was applied in the video was direct verbal confrontation where she addressed both the perpetrator and the victim by asking if she was okay (2021). After receiving confirmation from her friend she still allowed her to leave her sight with the young man. On the other hand I would also say that the friend also allowed passive or active acceptance of the possible abuse since she did not seek to support the victim who was clearly under the influence. This would have been the perfect time to intervene and stop the continuation of the abuse from moving any further. The friend could have intervened by asking if her friend was okay and ensuring that she never left her sight. As a person who analyzes my environment and the people around me, she should have been able to see that her friend had too many drinks for the night and maybe it was time for them to leave. Here the friend would have been able to implement distraction as a intervention method interrupting the behavior and removing the victim from the moment (2021).
References:
Zastrow, C. H., Kirst-Ashman, K. K., & Hessenauer, S. L. (2019). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (11th ed.). Cengage Learning.
◦ Chapter 9, “Gender, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, and Sexism” (pp. 410–454)
Debnam, K. J., & Mauer, V. (2021). Who, when, how, and why bystanders intervene in physical and psychological teen dating violence. Trauma, Violence & Abuse, 22(1), 54–67. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524838018806505
Response 2
TuesdayMay 2 at 10:18pm
This week's video showed two girls being invited by a guy they found good-looking to a fraternity party. At the party, there was a large amount of alcohol present, and one of the girls appeared very drunk stating she wanted to lie down. The guy who had invited her to the party offered her to lie down in his bedroom and helped escort her there against her initially declining the offer. A study found that 20 percent of female college students said they had been forced to have sexual intercourse, most often by someone known to them (Zastrow et al., 2019). On their way to his bedroom, her friend asked them if she was ok and if she wanted to go with the guy. There are various ways to intervene as a bystander through verbal or physical confrontation with an abuser, distracting the abuser, seeking the support of an adult, or passively accepting the abuse (Debnam & Mauer, 2021). In the situational model of bystander behavior, her friend noticed something happening and verbally confronted them but became unsure when interpreting the event as an emergency. In applying the theory of planned behavior, this could have been due to a combination of social norms, as no one else at the party seemed concerned, and a lack of self-efficacy to encourage her to intervene. Additionally, the friend herself appeared to be drinking as well. Alcohol can distort or delay bystanders’ understanding of sexual violence, as alcohol-induced myopia can impair women’s abilities to recognize danger cues (Leone, 2018).
One way the bystander, her friend, could have influenced the scenario would have been by trusting herself. As noted in our resources for suggestions for rape prevention, it is important to trust yourself and your gut reactions (Zastrow et al., 2019). Trusting her feelings and gut instincts could have led her to intervene further. In the video, her friend had made non-verbal facial expressions that expressed what appeared to be disagreement or that her going with him was not a good idea after letting her friend continue walking away. This occurred after her friend had already been escorted away, suggesting a delay in reaction, which could have resulted from the alcohol she was drinking and alcohol-induced myopia.
A second way a bystander could have influenced the scenario could have been by using techniques to intervene when drinking effectively. As suggested in Bystander Intervention to Prevent Sexual Violence: The Overlooked Role of Bystander Alcohol Intoxication, having a training curriculum that can educate bystanders on potential impairing effects of intervention, how to be effective in intervening when drinking, and how to be effective interveners is important to help in the intervention of sexual violence (Leone, 2018). This, additionally, could be added to the campus’s orientation curriculum for students along with the promotion of awareness of the influence of alcohol and policies to reduce heavy drinking to help promote a safe environment throughout the campus.
Debnam, K. J., & Mauer, V. (2021). Who, when, how, and why bystanders intervene in physical and psychological teen dating violence. Trauma, Violence & Abuse, 22(1), 54–67. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524838018806505
Leone, R. M., Haikalis, M., Parrott, D. J., & DiLillo, D. (2018). Bystander intervention to prevent sexual violence: The overlooked role of bystander alcohol intoxication. Psychology of Violence, (5), 639–647. https://doi.org/10.1037/vio0000155
Zastrow, C. H., Kirst-Ashman, K. K., & Hessenauer, S. L. (2019). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (11th ed.). Cengage Learning.
