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Heterosexual rape
Statutory rape
Rape in
marriage
Individual factors
Psychological factors.
Alcohol and drug Play a big role in certain types of sexual assault. Alcohol
consumption and drug has a psychopharmacological effect of reducing
inhibitions, clouding judgements and impairing the
ability to interpret cues.
Oamily honour
and sexual purity
Involving social relationships is a family response to sexual
violence that blames women without punishing men,
concentrating instead on restoring lost family honor. Such a
response creates an environment in which rape can occur
with impunity.
Early childhood
environment
Learnt behaviour in some men, particularly as regards
child sexual abuse. Studies on sexually abused boys
have shown that around one in five continue in later
life to molest children themselves. Dyfunctional family.
Poverty
Physical and
Great majority of sexual violence actually occurs in the home of
social environment
Victim or abuser but many people think it happen outside.
, abduction by a stranger is quite often the prelude to a rape and
the opportunities for such an abduction are influenced by the
physical environment. The social environment within a community
is, however, usually more important than the physical surrounding
Global trends
and economic Global trends, for instance towards free trade, have been
accompanied by an increase in the movement around the
world of women and girls for labour, including for sex work.
Economic structural adjustment programmes, drawn up by
international agencies, have accentuated poverty and
unemployment in a number of countries, thereby increasing the
likelihood of sexual trafficking and sexual violence
Effect of rape
Depression
Anxiety
Oear
Effect of rape
Insomnia
Anxiety
Anxiety is another common side effect of rape.
Most rape victims will become extremely anxious
and stressed after rape.
Oear Many victims will become fearful after being raped,
constantly looking over their shoulder in fear of their
attacker coming back. They may even begin fearful
of close friends and family members.
If a car approaches you and you feel threatened, scream and run
in the direction opposite of the one the car is going. If you are
in your car and a vehicle pulls in behind you and you do not
know the individual blow your car horn to attract attention. m
When approaching your car in a parking lot, look around the area for
anything that does not look right. If you see anything that looks
suspicious near your car, keep going and call the police as
soon as possible.
It's smart to keep a cell phone nearby just in case a criminal cuts or
disconnects your phone line. It's also handy to have so you can call
the police from your car or other area.
Conclusion