Why do men rape? Understanding the determinants of rapes in India.
Journal article
Authors | Basu Roy, Sharanya and Ghosh Dastidar, Sayantan |
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Abstract | The study examines the determinants of rapes in India using state level data for the time period 2001–2015. The panel model analysis indicates that there is no impact of education and economic growth, pointing towards a larger role of social and cultural factors in this context. The effect of deterrence variables (such as the number of police stations) is non-existent, possibly pointing towards the incompetency of the police force. Social attitude towards women emerged as the most robust predictor of the extent of rapes in India. We argue that the fundamental problem lies in the misogyny deeply rooted in the Indian society |
Keywords | Rape; India; Women; Sexual violence; Gender issues; Panel analysis; Inequality |
Year | 2018 |
Journal | Third World Quarterly |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
ISSN | 01436597 |
13602241 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2018.1460200 |
Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/622726 |
hdl:10545/622726 | |
Publication dates | 21 May 2018 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 22 May 2018, 11:30 |
Accepted | 29 Mar 2018 |
Rights | Archived with thanks to Third World Quarterly |
Contributors | University College Cork, University of Derby, School of Law, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland and Division of Economics and Finance, University of Derby, Derby, UK |
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https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/94080/why-do-men-rape-understanding-the-determinants-of-rapes-in-india
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