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What is Rape Culture

Handbook of Research on Instructional Systems and Educational Technology
Behaviors are allowed in the climate that promote rape.
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Social Media and Technology May Change the Culture of Rape on College Campuses
Sherri L. Niblett (Delaware Technical Community College, USA) and Melissa L. Rakes (Delaware Technical Community College, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2399-4.ch023
Abstract
This chapter per the authors identifies the problem of rape culture on college campuses, and within the nation, and the idea that social media and technology have not only brought much-needed attention to the issue of sexual assault and violence to the forefront, but it can also serve as a catalyst for college campuses to combat the issue by enlisting the help of its faculty, staff, students, and especially the college's student celebrities. It examines the effect of Social Learning Theory, Differential Association Theory of Deviance, and Feminism as a means to identify faults in our nation's culture, and to use this same method to correct the attitudes of all involved concerning rape culture, bystander intervention, and other aspects of fighting rape culture through the avenue of social media and technology.
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Prevalence of Campus Rape: Strategic Leadership Prevention and Recommendations
Rape culture is a feminist theory stating that rape is pervasive and normalized within a society or culturally accepted due to societal attitudes about gender and sexuality, such as victim blaming, sexual objectification, and trivialization or denial of rape as a problem ( Bell, 2016 ).
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