| dc.description.abstract | The phenomenon of acts of sexual violence nowadays often occurs in the midst of
social life. Sexual violence includes physical sexual harassment and non-physical
sexual harassment. Physical sexual harassment is a physical sexual act aimed at the
body, sexual desire and or reproductive organs with the intention of demeaning a
person's dignity based on sexuality and or decency, while non-physical harassment is
a bodily movement, act or activity of sexual harassment in the form of speech. or
words that have meaning in something related to sexual words. This study aims to
look at the phenomenon of acts of sexual violence against women's anxiety in public
spaces. This research uses qualitative research methods with a descriptive approach to
describe and analyze a research result in a factual, systematic, and accurate manner.
The informants in this study were 13 female students at the University of North
Sumatra and the determination of informants used a purposive sampling technique.
Data collection techniques are carried out by observation, in-depth interviews, and
documentation. The theoretical basis used in this study is the Theory of Masculine
Domination by Pierre Bordieu and The Theory of Symbolic Interactionism by George
Herbert Mead which are related to meaning, language, and thought. The results of
this study indicate that female students have experienced acts of sexual violence in
public spaces such as places for shopping, places for internships/practical work,
places for recreation, places to hang out, educational institutions and dominated by
roads. The attachment of the patriarchal system creates gender injustice which leads
to acts of sexual violence. Physical sexual violence is obtained, such as physical
touching, holding private parts of the body, and even kissing, while non-physical
sexual harassment is indicated by acts of catcalling which include whistling, greeting,
or even sexually oriented comments. There were various responses given by female
students to the catcalling perpetrators, such as reprimanding them or preferring to just
remain silent and ignore them. The phenomenon of sexual violence has a negative
impact on those who receive it, one of which is anxiety. This anxiety has an influence
on female students, especially in carrying out activities in public spaces | en_US |
