Chapter 13 was mainly focused on violence and intentional cases, however there are unintentional things that can hurt us that the book goes on about. The most relevant and common form of violence is sexual assault, especially on college campuses. By the book, Sexual assault is any sexual act with another person without consent. Rape is the most common form of sexual assault and is classified as penetration without consent. Sexual assault is so common at college because so many young adults are meeting each other at party environments while under the influence of alcohol and drugs. College is stereotyped as the time to experiment and ave sex so many people think its what everyone is looking for, however that is false. Consent is such a hard term to nail down since its not always talked about before sex. Even if two people at a party seem to be kicking it off and both agree to go back to ones room and have sex, it still may not be consent. Consent is technically someone agreeing to the acts without any substances in them. Over 23% of women have experienced sexual assault in their college days. 1 in every 5 women have been raped in their lifetime. Not just men, but women too need to have full and clear consent before even touching someone.
Next, I want to talk about distracted driving. It is so dangerous leaving your house these days wit how distracted people are while driving. I have personally seen people eating, doing makeup, and even reading a book while behind the wheel. I’m not going to lie, I have texted while driving. Its a horrible decision as looking down to send one text, the vehicle can travel hundreds of yards. I change my music or use my GPS while driving and even doing that is super dangerous. There should be laws or some technology that prevents phone use while the car is on. Hands free is better but the mind is still not focused on driving.
Lastly, Avoiding noise injuries is a big section for me as I am exposed to lots of loud noises. I worked two years of maintenance so I was responsible for checking many large machines that re loud, including industrial sized generators. Not to mention the fact I’m listening to loud music multiple hours a day either with my beats or large speakers in my house. With these factors, I am well on the way to loss of hearing.
I will try to limit exposure to loud noises as I did not take it serious since its just the lifestyle I live.
Michael Murphy's Spring 2020 HEAL102 Blog 