Tshifhumulo, R.Mabale, D.Sehlule, Thambo2019-06-052019-06-052019-05-18Sehlule, Thambo (2018) Assessing the online sexual harassment experiences of female students at a South African institution of higher learning, University of Venda, South Africa. <http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1327>.http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1327MA (Sociology)Department of SociologyThe use of social media has in the last decade become popular among students in Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL). Social relationships and communications among students mostly take place on social networks. However, because of their growing popularity abuse is also increasing on these social media platforms. Female students are particularly vulnerable to sexual harassment and other forms of abuse on these platforms. This study explored the experiences of online sexual harassment among female students at a selected Institution of Higher Learning (IHL) in South Africa. This was to gain insights into the extent to which female students in institutions of Higher Learning are affected by this phenomenon. In particular, the study sought to find out the different forms of online sexual harassment experienced by female students in IHL, the specific types of online platforms where this sexual harassment take place, and the coping strategies employed by these students to cope with online sexual harassment. To address these objectives, the study adopted a qualitative exploratory design which allowed understanding of these experiences through the eyes of the victims. Twenty female participants were used for the study, while semi structured interviews were employed to collect data from these individuals. Purposive and critical case sampling technique was used to identify female students who had experienced sexual harassment online in the IHL. Findings reveal that sexual harassment at the IHL has occurred mostly in the form soliciting and sending of inappropriate pictures and videos to the victims. The study also revealed that the two main platforms on which sexual harassment of female students took place were WhatsApp and Facebook. While the main strategies of coping with online sexual harassment were blocking of harassers and complete disregard of the harassers.1 online resource (xi, 162 leaves : color illustrations)enUniversity of VendaBiologicalCoping strategiesUCTDDominanceOnline disinhibitionOnline sexual solicitationPowerSocial mediaVictims378.197860968257Harassment -- South Africa -- LimpopoSexual harassment in education -- South Africa -- LimpopoSexual harassment of women -- South Africa -- LimpopoUniversities and colleges -- South Africa -- LimpopoSexual harassment in universities and colleges -- South Africa -- LimpopoUniversity of Venda -- StudentsSexual ethics -- South Africa -- LimpopoDissertationSehlule T. Assessing the online sexual harassment experiences of female students at a South African institution of higher learning. []. , 2019 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1327Sehlule, T. (2019). <i>Assessing the online sexual harassment experiences of female students at a South African institution of higher learning</i>. (). . Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1327Sehlule, Thambo. <i>"Assessing the online sexual harassment experiences of female students at a South African institution of higher learning."</i> ., , 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1327TY - Dissertation AU - Sehlule, Thambo AB - The use of social media has in the last decade become popular among students in Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL). Social relationships and communications among students mostly take place on social networks. However, because of their growing popularity abuse is also increasing on these social media platforms. Female students are particularly vulnerable to sexual harassment and other forms of abuse on these platforms. This study explored the experiences of online sexual harassment among female students at a selected Institution of Higher Learning (IHL) in South Africa. This was to gain insights into the extent to which female students in institutions of Higher Learning are affected by this phenomenon. In particular, the study sought to find out the different forms of online sexual harassment experienced by female students in IHL, the specific types of online platforms where this sexual harassment take place, and the coping strategies employed by these students to cope with online sexual harassment. To address these objectives, the study adopted a qualitative exploratory design which allowed understanding of these experiences through the eyes of the victims. Twenty female participants were used for the study, while semi structured interviews were employed to collect data from these individuals. Purposive and critical case sampling technique was used to identify female students who had experienced sexual harassment online in the IHL. Findings reveal that sexual harassment at the IHL has occurred mostly in the form soliciting and sending of inappropriate pictures and videos to the victims. The study also revealed that the two main platforms on which sexual harassment of female students took place were WhatsApp and Facebook. While the main strategies of coping with online sexual harassment were blocking of harassers and complete disregard of the harassers. DA - 2019-05-18 DB - ResearchSpace DP - Univen KW - Biological KW - Coping strategies KW - Dominance KW - Online disinhibition KW - Online sexual solicitation KW - Power KW - Social media KW - Victims LK - https://univendspace.univen.ac.za PY - 2019 T1 - Assessing the online sexual harassment experiences of female students at a South African institution of higher learning TI - Assessing the online sexual harassment experiences of female students at a South African institution of higher learning UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1327 ER -