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Volume : V, Issue : VIII, September - 2015

PREVALENCE OF RAPE MYTHS IN INDIAN SOCIETY: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DELHI AND HARYANA.

Rachita Kauldhar, None

By : Laxmi Book Publication

Abstract :

With the increasing number of sexual crimes in India, it is important to understand how society view these survivor’s, do they accept them back in society or not and how they define whether or not their circumstances fit the description of rape to further understand at what level rape myths are still embedded in society. This study is conducted to analyze the attitude of the people towards the ‘rape survivor’ and also how much society have secured or abandoned these rape myths. For this purpose a survey is conducted in Delhi, and Haryana, where in 92 respondent participated. Survey questionnaire included rape myths like provocative clothing is an invitation to rape, women incite men to rape from her gesture, etc., and respondent were asked to rate these statements on a five-point likert scale from strongly agree to strongly disagree.

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Rachita Kauldhar, None(2015). PREVALENCE OF RAPE MYTHS IN INDIAN SOCIETY: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DELHI AND HARYANA. . Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. V, Issue. VIII, http://isrj.org/UploadedData/7140.pdf

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