Improper upbringing responsible for the development of a Rapist-mind? - Page 4

Originally posted by: zorrro

Alcoholism is a often found to have a close relation with violence , wife beating, and rape.

Does it or does it not contribute in anyway towards such crimes.

Does that make alcoholism a bad culture or good culture?

Should proper upbringing of a child include discouraging alcoholism or should it be considered trendy and encouraged by parents?

@Zorro - I don't understand the link. What does alcoholism have to do with this topic?

@KA - You keep misunderstanding the contexts. I think you are being myopic. Souro explained it well I think. Let me try again.

Upbringing is just a brick in the wall. Many factors cause rape culture. But upbringing is extremely vital. Upbringing may determine if someone succumbs to other factors of rape culture.

The issue of short skirts is also just one factor. It was used as an example. There are several small factors where parents and family may mistakenly perpetuate misconceptions.

No one is blaming parents. No one is stating that all men or women from conservative backgrounds will turn into rapists or even perpetuate rape culture. No in is saying anyone does it willfully.

Every brick in the wall is important. Small shifts in upbringing and parenting can make a difference. People need to make a conscientious effort to ensure that their personal values about how women should behave do not create misunderstandings

I cannot claim any statistics on what causes rape, because I think it is impossible to determine what percentage of human behavior is nature and what percentage is nurture. I also think it varies by person to person. Some people are very malleable to social influences while others are immune.

I do think we do tend to underestimate the influences that contribute to rape. I believe studies have shown that sexual awareness instilled by parents and sex education on a public platform have reduced many sex based issues from harassment/rape to teenage pregnancy and STDs.

How a mother talks about "short skirts" is definitely a factor to a person's sexual attitude towards women. Again I reiterate a factor' and not a cause' of rape or harassment.

That being said, whether such issues are factors or not, why object to education and awareness? No one is denying a person's right to moral values. All that is being done is framing moral values in a way so that they don't demean women who don't conform to them. If it is a factor, we are minimizing risks in society. If it is not a factor, one more source of education and awareness can't cause any further harm.

I also have a problem with frustration' being isolated as a cause for rape. I would definitely accept that it is a factor. It may be overestimated though. Many men and women do experience sexual frustration' due to various reasons lack of sexual activity, performance issues, poor relationships. Not everyone rapes though. Most people will masturbate, use a hookup site, seek counseling, medication or something to channel the frustration.

I think frustration again ties in with upbringing and social influences.

A man could think - she is wearing short clothes and titillating me. She is leading me on and not putting out. She is teasing me and she is the cause of my frustration. She owes/wants me, and I'm going to get it. I'm going to make her pay for being a cock tease.

Or

A man could think - Maybe I'll just jack off to a dirty movie and get some release. Maybe I should talk to her and figure her out. Maybe I need professional help. Maybe I'll go out with friends for drinks to distract myself.

Risk Factors for Perpetration

Individual Risk Factors

Relationship Factors

• Association with sexually aggressive and delinquent peers
• Family environment characterized by physical violence and few resources
• Strong patriarchal relationship or familial environment
• Emotionally unsupportive familial environment
  

Community Factors

• Lack of employment opportunities
• Lack of institutional support from police and judicial system
• General tolerance of sexual violence within the community
• Weak community sanctions against sexual violence perpetrators
  

Societal Factors

• Poverty
• Societal norms that support sexual violence
• Societal norms that support male superiority and sexual entitlement
• Societal norms that maintain women's inferiority and sexual submissiveness
• Weak laws and policies related to gender equity
• High tolerance levels of crime and other forms of violence

India-Forum Factors

• Your mamma thinks that it is not appropriate for girls to wear short skirts.

Originally posted by: Forever-KA

Nitrate,

The data is generated from a super-computer known as KA. Those are my views of what role those factor play in development of a rapist/rapist mindset. Those are not precentages of rape associated with each factor.

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I was browsing and I noticed these factors being mentioned on a credible website i.e. CDC. This can give us a good idea.

Let me show you how even this data relates to the upbringing being a factor, will use your data , KA - hope you approve.

http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/sexualviolence/riskprotectivefactors.html

Risk Factors for Perpetration

Individual Risk Factors

• Alcohol and drug use
• Coercive sexual fantasies
• Impulsive and antisocial tendencies
• Preference for impersonal sex
• Hostility towards women
• Hypermasculinity
• Childhood history of sexual and physical abuse
• Witnessed family violence as a child
  

Relationship Factors

• Association with sexually aggressive and delinquent peers
• Family environment characterized by physical violence and few resources
• Strong patriarchal relationship or familial environment - "I hope you do understand how a girls dressing sense, her lifestyle and her gender is treated by this clause"
• Emotionally unsupportive familial environment. ( where family choices are enforced on the young minds without proper argument)
  

Community Factors

• Lack of employment opportunities
• Lack of institutional support from police and judicial system
• General tolerance of sexual violence within the community
• Weak community sanctions against sexual violence perpetrators
  

Societal Factors

• Poverty
• Societal norms that support sexual violence
• Societal norms that support male superiority and sexual entitlement( A family's upbringing giving preference to the male child)
• Societal norms that maintain women's inferiority and sexual submissiveness ( good girl- bad girl concept)
• Weak laws and policies related to gender equity
• High tolerance levels of crime and other forms of violence

India-Forum Factors

• Your mamma thinks that it is not appropriate for girls to wear short skirts.( Nice way of side-stepping every other point).