What actually makes the
men to rape the women? On this question
research gives the answer according to the social view on the society.
According to
psychologists, rape is caused by some psychological illness within the
offender. Sociologists, however, believe that rapists are relatively normal
people and do not have psychological problems. Sociologists view rape in a
couple different ways. Some believe that rape is due to an expression of gender
inequality while some sociologists believe that rape is attributed to
permissiveness, sexually, within society.
Psychologists and others
within the field of psychology strongly believe that those who rape are either
emotionally disturbed or have personality defects. They do not believe that
rapists are 'insane', but believe that rapists have problems that impair them
in relationships when under stress through sexual violence. Some
other psychologists believe that rape is caused by a sexual addiction. The
average psychologists will state that a rapist is a man who had childhood
experiences that were relatively difficult to deal with and now they cannot
relate to women in a successful manner which ultimately is a defect called
sexual inadequacy. This theory however, only applies to very few cases of rape.
According to some
sociologists, it is sexual permissiveness that causes rape. In societies that
are more sexually permissive, men take rejection from women personally which
results in severe frustration which forces them to rape women. Other
sociologists refer to the feminist theory of gender inequality when discussing
rape. Feminists believe that men rape women as an expression of male dominance
over women, which is a result of society's long time sexual inequality.
Therefore rape is used to intimidate women and to keep them in their 'place'.
There certainly is evidence of this theory. Throughout the world, it is clear
that majority of recorded rapes involve men as the rapist. Men also are usually
more powerful physically, politically, and economically than women. This would
prove that rape truly is an expression of power and dominance over women.
I believe that both the
psychological and sociological perspectives regarding rape can be proven
correct depending upon the individual rapist. I believe that some rapists truly
do have psychological problems while other rapists feel a need to dominate
women or feel sexually frustrated as a result of rejection. Regardless of the
cause of rape, I don't think that there is any excuse for invading another
person's body and individual space without proper consent. As far as most rape
cases are concerned, I believe that both sociological explanations of sexual
permissiveness and gender inequality provide the best explanation equally.
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