Scholarly Research Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies, Online ISSN 2278-8808, SJIF 2021 = 7.380, www.srjis.com PEER REVIEWED & REFEREED JOURNAL, JAN-FEB, 2023, VOL- 10/75
A STUDY TO UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RAPE MYTH, SEXISM, AND GENDER
Aarzoo Singh
Paper Received On: 25 FEBRUARY 2023 Peer Reviewed On: 28 FEBRUARY 2023 Published On: 01 MARCH 2023 Abstract Every year, approximately 30,000 rape cases are reported in India, and the number of unreported cases is even higher. The aim of the present study is to analyze the relationship between rape myth and sexism and also to observe the difference between males and females around these two aspects. A sample of 99 individuals including 71 females and 28 males completed the Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance scale and Ambivalent Sexism Inventory. Findings suggested that there is a significant and positive relationship between sexism and rape myth but the difference among genders isn’t substantial. Keywords: Sexism, Rape Myth, Gender Differences Scholarly Research Journal's is licensed Based on a work at www.srjis.com
Introduction No place, country, or its bits are free from any social evil. Everything is comprised of its own pros and cons. In the Indian aspect, rape culture is considered as a one-sided story and the other side is often left unheard or partially acknowledged. Here the ones having dominance and power are those who escape from the big system which we call democracy. India, recorded a daily average of 89 rape cases in 2019, with a 7% increase in 2020. Women are considered both the accused and victim of the deed they go through,i.e., if a woman is raped it is never seen as wrong to her it is seen as an outcome of any casual deed or we can say the outcome of following her heart actions which caused her this situation. Her thinking, character, clothing which in altogether are blamed for the thing that happened to her. It is believed that she has gone through it because she is assumed to have lured or broken the norms which are unsaid and unspoken in society but are embedded in every women’s mind that how she has to be among this disastrous society to survive in the long run. Society is burdened so much with religion and hostility to victims that most people are initially judged based on their religion and thus have to go through the wrongs. Copyright © 2023, Scholarly Research Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies