Rape Culture, Revictimization, and Social Representations: Images and Discourses on Sexual and Violent Crimes in the Digital Sphere in Mexico.
J Interpers Violence
; 38(1-2): NP847-NP871, 2023 01.
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| ID: mdl-35360959
The digital sphere has become a space in which misogyny-laden discourses are constantly presented. In fact, in Mexico persists a rape culture that justifies violent acts against women and blames the victims of the crimes through social opinions. The present study proposed an approach based on the Theory of Social Representations. In this sense, this study aimed to analyze the discourses that emerge in the digital sphere when users give their opinion on five types of crimes against women: femicide, rape, enforced disappearance, abuse, and sexual harassment. The results revealed that there are four types of discourse (representations) framed within rape culture: disbelief of rape, blaming the victim, revictimization, and disempowering women. It is concluded that Mexican society maintains a representation that stereotypes and devalues the image of women, which allows us to understand the aggressions that women suffer in their daily lives.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Estupro
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Assédio Sexual
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Vítimas de Crime
Limite:
Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Interpers Violence
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS SOCIAIS
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
México
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos