Open AccessRape: Is it a lifestyle or behavioral problem?
Author(s) -
Zeel N Kamdar,
J K Kosambiya,
Bansari L Chawada,
Mamtarani Verma,
Abhinav Kadia
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_78_16
Subject(s) - girl , mythology , psychology , imprisonment , social psychology , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , criminology , philosophy , theology
In India, girl is raped every 20 min. The majority of reports reveals youth is vulnerable group for rape victimization. A set of prejudicial, stereotyped, or false beliefs about rape, rape victims, and rapist exist in the community.