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CULTURE VIOL [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-12-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Human Relations
  • Criminology
  • Sociology of Women
CONT

Rape culture includes jokes, TV, music, advertising, legal jargon, laws, words and imagery, that make violence against women and sexual coercion seem so normal that people believe that rape is inevitable.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
  • Criminologie
  • Sociologie des femmes
CONT

La culture du viol décrit un environnement social et médiatique dans lequel les violences sexuelles trouvent des justifications, des excuses sont simplement banalisées, voire acceptées. C'est par exemple un environnement qui culpabilise les femmes quant à leurs tenues et leur apparence. Dire (ou penser) qu'une femme victime de viol qui se balade seule le soir en talons et en mini-jupe «l'a bien cherché», c'est faire peser sur la victime la responsabilité du crime – car le viol est un crime, n'est-ce pas [...]

Spanish

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