This is the view held by many Jamaicans in light of recent attempts by parliament to criminalize marital rape. How can a woman who relinquished all her rights upon marriage charge her husband with rape? Utter and complete nonsense! As Boyne sarcastically wrote “It must be only some Satanic, God-denying, bra-burning feminists and other atheists who would come up with a hare-brained idea like marital rape! God help us.” In many parts of the world a woman claiming that she was raped by her husband is
What is statutory rape? “Statutory Rape is a term used in some legal jurisdictions to describe consensual sexual relations that take place when an individual has sexual relations with an individual not necessarily old enough to legally consent to the behavior” (www.ageofconsent.us). The term statutory rape is used when the government feels a (female) minor cannot consent to sex because of her age. Therefore, the government considers sexual contact with a minor to be statutory rape. The court system
forward. One of the main causes of forced marriage is cultural tradition. On some occasions, parents come under pressure from family members, often senior relatives to marry their daughters to someone in the family (Samad and Eade, 2002). In some cases, pressure from extended family takes place when the daughter is born and the decision of who the child will marry takes place in infancy (Anonymous, 2013). Marrying daughters in the family also mean that land, property and wealth will not be in the
What is Sexual Violence? A sexual act is attempt or assault to obtain a sexual act, unwanted sexual comments by violence or coercion, acts directed against a person’s sexuality, this is called sexual violence. Sexual violence refers to any sexual activity where consent is not obtained or a mandatory requirement to the victims. Most of the sexual violence extensively occurs in the context of an intimate partnership such as friends, partner, worker, the larger family or community structure such as
CALPO, JANELLE BLANCA FRIDAY (5:00-8:00) GAOYEN, ESTHER BELLE (ABSENT) FEB.19, 2016 PAYANGDO, FE SHERRY MAE SUHAT, THERESA TAYNAN, JACQUELINE The Story Behind the Injuries Violence Against Women CHAPTER 1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Violence against women is a worldwide problem that affects women in all countries. Violence endanger women and girls physically, mentally, emotionally and economically, perpetuating and reinforcing unjustifiable inequalities in all aspects of women’s live. In addition
modern experimental belief in a just world research; it is only the type of innocent victim that has changed (Correia, Vala, & Aguiar, 2007). Belief in just world is the belief that this world has stable rules under which good people receive good things as rewards and bad people receive bad things as punishment. That is, no matter what happens to a person, whether good or bad, he or she deserved it, perhaps because of past good or bad actions that are reflected in present-day consequences.This belief
was charged with statutory rape of a 14-year-old girl early in his career. For this incident, Stevenson was given 100 hours of community service (which included celebrity guest appearances and basketball camps) and paid a fine. This is the case for most athletes. “Only 5% of the athletes whose cases were studied went to trail.” This misleads children, as their role models are not being held accountable for their actions the way a regular citizen would be. Another study by Richard Felton (1996) shows
of the factors leading to teen pregnancy. The sexuality education is not only help teenager provide knowledge about sex and sexuality, but the important thing that is build the correct conception about role and responsibility of men and woman in marital, family and society. in particular, inconsistent use of birth control. Teens may use birth control to help prevent teen pregnancy, but most do not use contraceptives consistently. A sexually active teen that does not use any birth control has a 90
not affect everyone the same, and certainly not everyone who views pornography is going to become a sexual predator, but it is crucial we make changes for the sake of those who are negatively affected. "Given the massive, deleterious individual, marital, family and social effects of pornography, it is time for citizens, communities and [the] government to reconsider their laissez-faire approach" (Fagan). The safety and protection of our society, nation, and world are massively more important than
BEING LGBT IN INDIA Introduction Today, homosexuality and queer identities may be acceptable to more Indian youths than ever before, but within the boundaries of family, home and school, acceptance of their sexuality and freedom to openly express their gender choices still remain a constant struggle for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) people. In urban India, where social media and corporate initiatives have created increasing awareness of LGBT rights, the scenario looks more upbeat