of sexual assault ranges far outside sexual assault survivors‚ because family and friends are negatively affected as well society as a whole. According to Rape‚ Abuse & Incest National Network (2009)‚ “There is an average of 237‚868 victims that are 12 years old and older of sexual assault each year”.
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2015). The awareness -or lack of- sexual assault needs to be addressed as it is a growing problem in many communities. Sexual assault can be anything from rape‚ to unwanted sexual attention‚ or simply‚ the sexual exploitation of an individual on the internet. The media is one of the biggest supporters for male dominance and female objectification. Rape has unfortunately‚ become a wide spread problem within school campuses but is ignored by those in power and manipulated in favour of the rapist and against
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authorities often give minimal to no punishment for sexual assault cases: a rapist could‚ on average‚ get away with seven actions of rape without being caught‚ many rape cases are dropped after a lack of action‚ and punishment can be as small as writing an apology letter. In 2015‚ Brock Turner‚ a swimmer attending Stanford University‚ was arrested for five charges of rape. However‚ these charges was dropped‚ and he wasn’t convicted for three charges of sexual assault. His actions made him eligible for
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“…radical feminists typically question the very relevance of consent to the morality of sexual acts.” Rape is to be quite frank‚ the lowest and most demeaning act a man can do to a woman. Most would say that rape is physically forcing a woman to engage in a sexual act against her will. Radical feminists take a hard stance against this and believe most “normal” sex is to be included when discussing rape. Feminists argue that the very social fiber of our society in which there is inequality of men
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environment that it’s not save at night for them. Walking alone is thought to be out of question. But doesn’t it seem strange that women should adapt themselves to the behavior of men? Women are way too often blamed or partially blamed when being victim of rape or other sexual assaults. This is an example of victim blaming‚ a psychological phenomenon were the victim is held responsible for the crime that was committed against them. So why does our society blame our victims? It is an ethical phenomenon where
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Disgrace On Rape and Responsibility Throughout the course of Disgrace‚ Coetzee attempts to juxtapose the rape of Melanie with that of Lucy. By analyzing the actions of David Lurie‚ Lucy and Petrus‚ it becomes apparent that there is a dynamometric sense of responsibility among victims and abusers. Coetzee attempts to demonstrate that rape is more than a gendered based crime‚ that social class‚ and ethnicity also play roles in determining what harm is committed. It is because the rapes are not viewed
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Report. However‚ Britton explains that the NCVS is much more accurate than the UCR. The NCVS provides reliable information on some of the most violent crimes like rape and assault‚ to minor crimes like theft or burglary. Statistics clearly show that men are most likely to be victims or be involved in violent crimes‚ with the exception of rape. This is just one example of how crime is gendered. Crimes like aggravated assault and simple assault are also gendered. Aggressiveness plays a key factor
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ALCOHOL-RELATED sexual assault is a common occurrence on college campuses. A college student who participated in one of our studies explained how she agreed to go back to her date’s home after a party: "We played quarter bounce (a drinking game). I got sick drunk; I was slumped over the toilet vomiting. He grabbed me and dragged me into his room and raped me. I had been a virgin and felt it was all my fault for going back to his house when no one else was home." A male college student who forced
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about a night out in India and how “she had now come to understand and describe this experience as a disturbing version of sexual exploitation” (Bell 36). This traumatic event of violence that affected Jayanthi‚ individually‚ in this case was the rape. The rape caused a very distinct response in Jayanthi which would soon influence how she would identify herself and perceive men. Bell later on mentions how “Jayanthi’s strategy shifted from being a bad girl who was “up for anything” to being a bad girl
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Less than a year since Delhi’s young paramedic’s rape case shook the nation‚ the capital of West Bengal was besieged by another horrific gang rape case of a 16-year-old girl‚ her death‚ and police cover-up all suggesting that women safety is still a mirage in India. In fact‚ the numerous incidents of rape have put a big question mark on the effectiveness of the new Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill put in place after the after the Delhi gang rape incident of December 16‚ 2012. That horrifying incident
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