Rape survivors who speak out about their assault experience are often punished for doing so. They are subjected to negative reactions from support providers. These negative reactions may thereby serve a silencing function‚ leading some rape survivors to stop talking about their experiences to anyone at all. For example‚ Courtney Ahrens (2006) examined the impact of negative social reactions on the disclosure of rape. The study focused on the qualitative narratives of eight rape survivors who initially
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that “less than five percent of campus rapes or attempted rapes were reported to the law enforcement” (“Campus Sexual Violence” 2)? Often when campus victims report their rapes‚ the law enforcement remains uninvolved‚ victims endure ridicule‚ and rapists go unpunished. Atrocious numbers of students face rape‚ and their attackers repeatedly remain at large. “In one year 300‚000 college women‚ over 5% of women enrolled in colleges and universities‚ experience rape” (“Sexual Assault Statistics” 1). Individuals
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attempted or completed rape in their lifetime while one out of every thirty-three American men will be a victim to attempted or completed rape in their lifetime (RAINN). In 2010 the United States even ranked third amongst cold countries for rate of rape. Rape is so pervasive in our society that it is not surprise America has developed a rape culture. Rape culture can be defined as a complex set of beliefs that ultimately encourages sexual violence and normalizes rape. Rape culture uses jokes‚ television
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Rape is a major struggle in today’s society. It’s not talked about as much as it should be‚ and a main reason for that is because our society makes it seem normal. Looking into it‚ it most definitely is not normal. The statistics revolving it are out of this world. Reasonings why it happens and how it affects everyone involved are unbearable. The only thing left for all of us to do is get educated about it‚ and take a stand to help make a change. In the United States‚ a rape is reported at least
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Perceived Motivation for Rape: Gender Differences in Beliefs about Female and Male Rape Samson H. Lynch Strayer University May 20‚ 2008 Perceived Motivation for Rape: Gender Differences in Beliers about Female and Male Rape Although there are many factors that contribute to the act of one individual raping another‚ over the past 25 years there have been two prevalent factors considered to be primary‚ if not the sole factor contributing to rape: sex and power. The belief that it is power is
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thought. I had only touched the surface. Later on‚ I realized Our Guys was about jock culture and white privilege...as well as rape cultures and patriarchy‚ male privilege and compulsory heterosexuality‚ pornography‚ accountability and "blame the victim." All of these issues were part of this‚ a real life story‚ a real rape. Reading the story of the Glen Ridge Rape‚ I was able to make observations and draw conclusions that Ridgers who lived inside their glass bubbles weren’t able to make. They
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The Death Penalty for Rape in the United States Since our country was formed the use of the Death Penalty has always been a controversial subject mainly because‚ the government is taking an individual’s life. This has been a form of punishment for thousands of years and for hundreds of years in the United States. It has been debated for years that the death penalty is unconstitutional and many people have thought that it violates the 8th amendment because it is possibly a “cruel and
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RAPE SHIELD LAWS In 1974‚ as history indicates‚ Michigan passed the first rape shield law in the United States. 1 Eventually between 1974 and the early 1980s‚ “Rape Shield Laws” were proposed and enacted in 50 states and the District of Columbia.2 These laws were enacted because prosecution for rape based some accusations on the reputation and sexual history of the defendant; Instead of focusing on the real problem‚ the rape of an innocent human being. This often overshadowed important pieces of
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“Re-Think Rape” When three Duke Lacrosse players were accused of raping a professional stripper back in 2006‚ the community was outraged. Not at the fact that three men had allegedly raped a stripper but because the boys were suspended by the University (Bauer). With a well-known sports driven school‚ a stripper’s word held very little against that of a well-liked group of close knit teammates (Bauer). The players eventually were acquitted of all charges. Many times when a woman reports a rape she is
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when questioning exposure to pornography and the likelihood this exposure causes an individual to commit rape. The answer is not as simple as yes and no. Diana Russell and Anthony D’Amato offer two very different opinions on the matter of pornography leading to rape. Russell’s main argument centers on the violence in pornography‚ while D’Amato discusses the decreased occurrences of rape due to the accessibility of pornography on the internet. Though both articles provide evidence to substantiate
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