Bartenders and Customers’ Interactions. Influence on Sexual Assaults in Nightlife

Elena Duque, Javier Rodríguez-Conde, Lídia Puigvert and Juan C. Peña-Axt
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Elena Duque: Department of Theory and History of Education, University of Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
Javier Rodríguez-Conde: Faculty of Law, University of Barcelona, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
Lídia Puigvert: Department of Sociological Theory, University of Barcelona, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
Juan C. Peña-Axt: Instituto de Estudios Sociales y Humanísticos IDESH, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago 7500912, Chile

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 15, 1-15

Abstract: Nightlife establishments are meeting points for what the scientific literature has called “hookups” or “one-night stands”—that is, uncommitted sexual relationships that can sometimes result in unwanted or even violent experiences. The scientific literature has identified that sexual assault has usually been connected with alcohol abuse. Other studies have found that nightlife staff can be an active or passive party to violent events (sexual or otherwise), especially bouncers. However, less attention has been paid to bartenders, and their involvement in such events has not been analyzed in depth. This article presents an exploration of how some male bartenders interact with some male customers in the nightlife context to promote sexual relationships and how their interactions might influence possible sexual assault situations. The results of this study shed light on and help us to understand why sexual assault occurs in these spaces.

Keywords: nightlife; hookups; sexual assault; bartenders; interactions; risk factors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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