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LAC Project: What propels men towards the culture of rape? Examine this issue with reference to Indian society. Do you think the causes are rooted in Culture? Jason Kwan

The main cause of this horrific crime that propel men to act in such a way is the mindset of having what they desire with the intent of not abiding by the laws and the feelings of the people that they hurting. There are different categories of rape such as anger rape which is due to expression of anger and a way to humiliate the victim as much as possible. Then there’s power rape which the perpetrator makes himself feel as if he is in control and the feeling as if he is the master of the situation during the rape. It is a dominant trait which men possess which makes them the prominent sex to commit rape. The last category of rape is sadistic rape which has to do with the physical infliction of pain upon the victim upon the act of rape which satisfies the needs of the perpetrator. Which is the struggle of the victim brings joy to the offender. There was a documentary that was produced about the rape in India named “India’s daughter” by an American director which has created a big controversy in India which had to do with several males committing rape and the different situations with the rape within India. The documentary described a gang rape within a bus in Delhi which raised many problems within India’s tourism rates and politician’s eyes in the US about relations with India. The documentary uncovers the atrocities that make India look like they have no control over there regulations on crime which is why they banned the showing of the film within India and charged Lessiee Udwin the producer of the documentary, “India’s Daughter”. Four offenders were charged with the rape and murder of the young girl and are being sentenced to death by hanging in the state of Delhi. This was a result of the film and is the reason the 4 men associated to the rape are being sentenced to death. This shows how India as well as some other countries of similar origin view their women and how they treat their women. The way the women are treated is very similar to the treatment as it was back in ancient times and that was the way they were treated. In many ways, the treatment of women and rape is somewhat normal to many families and especially men in many countries with cultures such as India, and China which have enormous populations and crimes like rape which is ranked 4th in most committed crime. Source: [] In an article labeled “Why is rape so Prevalent in India” it discusses the reasoning behind why there has been a 900 percent increase in rape within India. According to the article, the way Indian culture views boys and girls, they see the boys as more dominant and the girls as more submissive. So characterization in the behavior in the men within India shows some reasoning behind why they feel as if rape is not abnormal of an action. Although the law does forbid rape, it is very common still to this day and will be until more immediate punishments are made. Much of the reasons why the judicial system is so lenient on rape are because India’s modernization period within society has not yet been in full affect, they still adopt some of the rules of the ancient times and men are still more dominant and the women are shunned from the family if she disobeys and takes the leadership role. The article shows how the family is not usually supportive if their daughter is a victim of rape because it is a disgrace to the family and their honor. The males are the first to eat and whatever is leftover, the girl is able to eat. The boys are also the first to get an education and whatever needs that are required to help the success of the boy’s career and life. The article provides this one statistic that everyone should know: “One in four men omit to committing sexual violence”. Those are only the ones who omit to the crime, there can definitely be more added to the statistic if they came out and plead guilty to the crime. Source: http://www.aleteia.org/en/op-ed/article/why-is-rape-so-prevalent-in-india-5843195632025600 These are all some causes of the act of rape with men and their victims in India. Men are treated as princes and don’t have consequence if the lesser sex (women) are harmed because they don’t have the dominant power that men do in places like India and are considered lower in society. It is going to be a mission to end this discrimination of women to prevent rape in India and the world. The culture of men being treated as a lesser to women in ancient culture such as India and other places such as china and other countries with rich history and culture is going to be tough because they are so accustomed to the way they raise their children and for the men to not consider rape may not be possible. It might be possible to reduce the number of rape occurrences if harsher laws are created against rape and if the law enforcement officials actually act upon these atrocities. Unfortunately, rape will always occur and there really is nothing that can be done about it because urges are not able to be prevented all the time and rape is an urge that is very common in many men throughout the world, not just India.

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[] [] http://www.wsj.com/articles/controversial-india-rape-documentary-to-be-screened-in-new-york-1425826789