Rape
Culture
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How can education programs change
and knock down rape culture?
The media contributes to rape culture by
sharing stereotypes where men are shown
as “dominant” and “powerful” where as on
the other hand women are portrayed as
“passive” and “powerless”. Films and songs
nowadays also include a lot of sexualizing
content which makes it seem like it is a
normal thing. A great way the media can
help out is by trying to promote healthy
relationships and also explain what is a
healthy relationship. A healthy relationship
includes respect and communication.
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(Lee)
What are the effects of rape culture
including mental and physical health?
A few effects of rape culture is depression,
distrust, and also PTSD. Firstly, depression is a
mental disorder that includes effects like
sadness, reduced sleep, lack of interest, and
Increase or decrease of appetite. Secondly,
distrust of others creates for social anxiety
plus it allows for not being able to have close
friends. Lastly, PTSD which stands for post
traumatic stress disorder is another mental
condition which develops after a traumatic
event that causes nightmares and anxiety.
These are just a few mental conditions you
can develop from rape culture.
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Lee, Hannah. “Normalizing Sexual
Violence through Media Fuels Rape
Culture – Saratoga Falcon.” Saratoga
Falcon, 22 Nov. 2021,
saratogafalcon.org/content/normalizingsexual-violence-through-media-fuelsrape-culture/.
TRACY, NATASHA. “Effects of Rape:
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(TRACY)
How can education programs change
and knock down rape culture?
An amazing way for education programs to
diminish rape culture is by hosting assemblies. By
hosting an assembly they can bring in guest
speakers that share their experiences. The victims
of rape can notice the similarities in experiences
which can show them that they are not alone. This
can make for collective action which will create an
end of rape culture. Secondly, dress codes are a
huge part of rape culture. Dress codes should be
developed with consideration of all voices. Girls are
a bigger target of being picked for violating dress
code. Creating for dress code equality it can be a
big step of minimising rape culture.
Bernier, Alexe, and Sarah Winstanley.
"'Speak with Girls, Not for Them':
Supporting Girls' Action Against Rape
Culture." Girlhood Studies: An
Interdisciplinary Journal, vol. 14, no. 1,
spring 2021, pp. 19+. Gale OneFile: High
School Edition,
link.gale.com/apps/doc/A673271181/ST
OM?u=miss91533&sid=bookmarkSTOM&xid=45f6cef0. Accessed 16 Oct.
2023.
(Bernier)