University of South Carolina Scholar Commons Theses and Dissertations 8-9-2014 GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER: HAZING, HEGEMONIC MASCULINITY, AND VICTIMIZATION TONIQUA CHAREE MIKELL University of South Carolina - Columbia Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd Part of the Legal Studies Commons Recommended Citation MIKELL, T. C.(2014). GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER: HAZING, HEGEMONIC MASCULINITY, AND VICTIMIZATION. (Master's thesis). Retrieved from https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/2853 This Open Access Thesis is brought to you by Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER: HAZING, HEGEMONIC MASCULINITY, AND VICTIMIZATION by TONIQUA CHAREE MIKELL Bachelor of Arts Winthrop University, 2012 Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Master of Arts in Criminology and Criminal Justice College of Arts and Sciences University of South Carolina 2014 Accepted by: John Burrow, Director of Thesis Tia Stevens, Reader Lacy Ford, Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies © Copyright by Toniqua Charee Mikell, 2014 All Rights Reserved. ii DEDICATION In dedication to the sorority women and fraternity men who continue to uphold the values of their founders. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank Dr. John Burrow for his wisdom, guidance, and support, and for never letting me give up. Also, thank you to Dr. Tia Stevens for helping me sort out my data and for being another voice of encouragement and guidance. Additionally, I would like to acknowledge my mother for being my biggest fan throughout my entire academic career.