Origin - With rape always happening, the blame is now being directed towards victims.  

Judge, Megan. (February 21, 2015). Rape Culture – A Growing Trend. Proquest.com.  

https://www.proquest.com/docview/1657117951/fulltext/5E2242DDC6E94FBBPQ/1?accountid=10231  

History - The term was coined in the 1970s and it shows how society is normalizing rape.

Brandon University. (n.d). Rape Culture. Brandonu.ca.  

https://www.brandonu.ca/sexualviolence/education-prevention/rape-culture/  

Context - Rape culture is shown to effect the development of innocent people in between the ages of 10 and 15.   

Bernier, Alexe. (March 2021). Speak with Girls, Not for Them. Proquest.com  

https://www.proquest.com/docview/2494216730?pq-origsite=primo&accountid=10231   

Demographics - All rape victims are impacted but statistics show that women have a higher number of rape and sexual assault than men.   

Statista. (n.d). Number of forcible rape and sexual assault victims in the United States from 1993 to 2020, by sex. Statista.com.  

https://www-statista-com.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/statistics/251923/usa--reported-forcible-rape-cases-by-gender/ 


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