SAPR QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 3/C PCA

Objectives Define bystander intervention and understand the factors that may inhibit intervention from a bystander Define consent and understand how consent can be obtained during sexual acts Understand social stereotypes of both men and women and the pressure of social conformity

Bystander Intervention An individual or group of individuals (bystanders) witness a situation between other people developing that could turn into something bad or dangerous, and the bystanders choose to act to stop it from escalating any further (intervention) Internal Stages of Bystander Intervention Notice the event Interpret the event as a problem Determine whether or not you are responsible for dealing with the problem Determine whether or not you have the skills and resources to act Act

Obstacles to Intervening We might not know the people involved in the potentially bad situation We might not know how to intervene Nobody else is doing anything, so it must not be a big deal We might not want to be rude or interrupt something we don’t think is our business We might not want our friends to be mad at us We might not want to do it alone, someone else will do something if it really is a dangerous situation We might not think anything bad will really happen

Social Conformity Adherence to a group’s social patterns, standards or expectations in order to fit in with the group Individual may internally disagree, but still conforms regardless, in order to not “stand out” from the crowd Possible reasons for Social Conformity Individual thinks there’s a logical explanation for why everyone is doing it Individual doesn’t want to be embarrassed for not following along Desire to fit in Individual sees a pattern of behavior in the group, and thinks that is normal for the group, so chooses to comply and/or not change social norms

Consent Everyone is fully conscious and aware Everyone is fully participating in the event There is no physical force, threat of force, or fraud

Social Stereotypes – Men/Women Set of behaviors assigned to both men and women based on assumptions for the entire gender rather than the individuals There is social pressure for women and men to act a certain way in order to fit in with the stereotypes assigned to them Could be harmful to themselves or others Social consequences for not conforming