Essays about: "Rape myths"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words Rape myths.

  1. 1. Tragic Tales of ‘Victims’ and ‘Villains’ – A Study on Narratives and Emotions in Danish Rape Trials

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Kristine Louise Kristensen; [2023]
    Keywords : narrative; trial; rape; emotion; genres; story characters; rape myths; court ethnography; Law and Political Science; Cultural Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Given the fact that rape is difficult to prove in court and trials primarily are based on the defendant’s word against the plaintiff’s, it becomes highly significant to study the narratives about rape presented in criminal trials. This thesis is an ethnographic-inspired study conduct-ed in Danish courts from January to May 2023. READ MORE

  3. 2. Hostile Sexism and The Acceptance of Rape Myths: The Role of Masculinity Threat in Two Salient Predictors of Sexual Violence

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Everett Christensen; [2023]
    Keywords : Masculinity threat; precarious masculinity; social dominance; sexual violence; hostile sexism; rape myth acceptance; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis aimed to investigate the association between masculinity threat and two salient predictors of sexual assault: hostile sexism and rape myth acceptance. The thesis comprised two studies. READ MORE

  4. 3. Examining Rape Myths Through the Lens of Criminal Case Outcomes

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)

    Author : Christopher Howes; [2023]
    Keywords : criminal case; feminism; history; rape myths; victims;

    Abstract : Rape myths are pervasive and play a major role in the perpetuation and substantiation of sexual violence against women. This study sought to examine if rape myths could affect criminal case outcomes. An overview of rape myths and their foundations in feminist theories was presented. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Unideal Victim and Top Lawyer : A critical discourse analysis of the Göran Lambertz case in Swedish tabloids post #metoo.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för medier och journalistik (MJ)

    Author : Dennis Nguyen; Chadrac Bamba; [2021]
    Keywords : Rape myths; critical discourse analysis; Göran Lambertz; victim; perpetrator; #metoo; Våldtäktsmyter; kritisk diskursanalys; Göran Lambertz; offer; förövare; #metoo;

    Abstract : The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine Swedish press coverage of arape case post #metoo movement involving the former Chancellor of Justice, GöranLambertz. The research questions are as follows: How are the victim and thesuspected perpetrator portrayed in the articles? In what ways are rape mythsconstructed in the articles? How did journalists in Expressen and Aftonbladet framethis news story? Using a critical discourse analysis method with the help of previousstudies, representation, framing, ideal victim and news value theory showed theresults that both tabloids had similar portrayals of the participants involved with fewdifferent variations and both upheld rape myths in their reporting. READ MORE

  6. 5. How we talk about rape matters: the construction of rape in the Swedish legal system

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Linna Schmidt; [2020]
    Keywords : Rape; Fairclough; Consent; Rape myths; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : On the first of July 2018, the Swedish sexual crime act on rape was changed. One of the purposes with the new legislative amendment was to demonstrate that the boundary goes to whether participation in the sexual act has been voluntary or not (Prop 2017/18: 177), for a conviction. READ MORE