Sociology of Sex, Gender, and SexualityRape culture is a concept of unknown origin and of uncertain definition; yet it has made its way into everyday vocabulary and is assumed to be commonly understood. The award-winning documentary film Rape Culture made by Margaret Lazarus in 1975 takes ...
“In such communities,women in their roles as mothers of the nation and as transmitters of culturesymbolize the honor of the ethnic group. When a woman’s honor is tarnishedthrough rape, the ethnic group is also dishonored.”16Moreover, various actorswithin the Pakistani military believed that ...
Forced sexual contact;Power dynamics;Sexual assault;Sexual intimidation;Social inequality;Socioeconomic status Definition According to the US Department of Justice rape is “the penetration of the vagina or anus, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person without the consent of the victim”...
As with all studies, the present work here has several limitations. Firstly, the changing social context around rape culture (associated with the heteronormal rape scripts held by university students) might make these results temporally and locality specific. The #metoo movement, for example, rapidl...
In recent decades, the Government of Liberia (GOL) and international partners have prioritized combatting child sexual abuse, including illicit and harmful early sexual practices involving girls and adult men. Previous studies indicate high rape rates among Liberian female populations, yet more research ...