scholarly journals Victim Blaming, Responsibilization and Resilience in Online Sexual Abuse and Harassment

Victimology ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 45-79
Author(s):  
Lisa Sugiura ◽  
April Smith
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Victim Blaming

scholarly journals A Comprehensive Review of Embracing the Normality of Rape Culture: Time to Put a Stop to Victim Blaming

2020 ◽  
pp. 27-37
Author(s):  
Shamima Priya ◽  
Sharmin Prima
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Domestic Abuse ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
Rape Prevention ◽  
Victim Blaming ◽  
Rape Victims ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Major Argument

Abstract Gender discrimination against women is a prevalent issue in Bangladesh, but sometimes it is concealed. Rape cases, also known as ―sexual abuse‖ in many cultures, are a special insidious type of sexual harassment. In other contexts, when you are familiarizing with the lifestyle of women, as a social worker it is likely to see victims of sexual abuse due to a large number of abusive offenders. Global WHO figures suggest that about 1 in 3 (35%) of women around the world endure physical and sexually intimate relationships or non-partner sexual abuse during their lives. Domestic abuse is the most heinous form of violence. Approximately one third (30%) of all women who have a relationship comment on physical and sexual harassment witnessed by their intimate partner nationwide. This review investigates several peer-reviewed journals and articles that have been developed for the comprehensive understanding of domestic abuse as rape. Still, this issue of rape must be addressed within and outside the scope of domestic violence. More experiments are conducted with a focus for future studies. The major argument of this review is that while raped women are suffering from the permanent effects of psychological and emotional damage, the issue of rape is not the problem of women. It is squarely a man’s problem. As a society, victim allegation is preached as a flame, but the issue is with ancestors and older generations’ minds and opinions. On a conclusive note, strategies for rape prevention have been discussed. It is crucial to recognize and increasingly teach young children about the effects of sexual harassment and how traditions can be changed to avoid social stigma. Keywords: rape victims, sexual assault, social work, victim-blaming, prevention

scholarly journals #MeToo Jesus: Naming Jesus as a Victim of Sexual Abuse

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 387-412
Author(s):  
Jayme R. Reaves ◽  
David Tombs
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
York City ◽  
Historical Record ◽  
Public Theology ◽  
Victim Blaming ◽  
Literal Sense

AbstractThe #MeToo hashtag and campaign raises important questions for Christian public theology. In 2017, a church sign at Gustavus Adolphus church in New York City connected Jesus with #MeToo through Jesus’ words ‘You did this to me too’ (Matthew 25:40). This church sign offers appropriate recognition of the theological solidarity of Jesus with #MeToo at a metaphorical level, but this article argues a more direct historical connection should also be made. It examines work by Tombs (1999), Heath (2011), Gafney (2013), and Trainor (2014) that go beyond theological solidarity to identify Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse in a more historical and literal sense. It concludes that naming Jesus as victim of sexual abuse is not just a matter of correcting the historical record but can also help churches to address the damage caused by victim blaming or shaming.

scholarly journals Image Based Sexual Abuse proclivity and victim blaming: The role of dark personality traits and moral disengagement

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1179-1197
Author(s):  
Afroditi Pina ◽  
Alisha Bell ◽  
Kimberley Griffin ◽  
Eduardo Vasquez
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Moral Disengagement ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Victim Blaming ◽  
Personality Profile ◽  
Preliminary Validation ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Image Based Sexual Abuse

Image Based Sexual Abuse (IBSA) denotes the creation, distribution, and/or threat of distribution of intimate images of another person online without their consent. The present study aims to extend emerging research on perpetration of IBSA with the development and preliminary validation for the moral disengagement in IBSA scale, while also examining the role of the dark triad, sadism, and sexism in a person’s likelihood to perpetrate IBSA. One hundred and twenty English speaking participants (76 women, 44 men; mean age=33 years) were recruited via social media. Machiavellianism and psychopathy were found to predict IBSA proclivity, whilst rivalry narcissism predicted greater feelings of excitement and amusement towards IBSA. Moral disengagement predicted IBSA proclivity and blaming the victim. It was also positively related to greater feelings of amusement and excitement towards IBSA. This suggests a distinct personality profile of IBSA perpetrators, and that moral disengagement mechanisms play a role in facilitating and reinforcing this behaviour.

Sexual Abuse by Therapists: Maintaining the Conspiracy of Silence

1992 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Susan Penfold
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Sexual Attraction ◽  
Health Professions ◽  
Sexual Contact ◽  
Victim Blaming ◽  
Conspiracy Of Silence ◽  
Constructive Action

The mental health professions are reluctant to admit, and quick to minimize or deny, therapist sexual abuse. Constructive action will be facilitated by understanding the ingredients of this “conspiracy of silence”: the belief that it only happened in the '60s and '70s, a we-they attitude to abusers, professional protectionism, denial of sexual attraction to clients, trivialisation, idealization of therapist-client sexual contact, victim-blaming, and the myriad fears and other feelings that hinder client disclosure.

scholarly journals Freedom of Expression in The Movie Spotlight as a Medium to Convey the Voices of Sexual Abuse Victims to the Public

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-29
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Carolina Gunawan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Victim Blaming ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sexual Abuse Victims ◽  
Speak Up

Spotlight (2015, directed by Tom McCarthy) is a docudrama which told the story of the investigation of sexual assault of young boys in Catholic Church in Boston, United States of America. A group of four journalists from The Boston Globe, called Spotlight, specialized in investigation overlooked, forgotten cases, and one of the cases is the sexual assault cases that happened inside the Catholic Church. Although their journey to seek the truth has many challenges and problems, they helped a lot of abuse victims to have courage and speak up over the tragedy that happened to them. Spotlight's realistic expression on the narration was shown through the character's dialog, which contributed to the plot of the movie itself. The meaning of "Freedom of Expression" depicted in the movie Spotlight was to symbolize the struggle of the characters, which includes the journalists and the victims, to fight for their rights. Through this movie, McCarthy wanted to help more people who were victims to speak up about their traumatic abuse. Spotlight not only could be  a technique of mental healing for victims, but also a media of advocacy for people to know, to inform and to communicate the negative aspects of victim blaming.   Keywords: Freedom of expression, docudrama, sexual abuse, victim blaming, advocacy  

The Internet Never Forgets

2021 ◽  
pp. 107-128
Author(s):  
Melody Lee Rood ◽  
John Schriner
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Victim Blaming ◽  
Cultural Attitudes ◽  
Type Of Abuse ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
And Training ◽  
Dark Web ◽  
Image Based Sexual Abuse

Image-based sexual abuse (IBSA), commonly known as revenge pornography, is a type of cyberharassment that often results in detrimental effects to an individual's career and livelihood. Although there exists valuable research concerning cyberharassment in the workplace generally, there is little written about specifically IBSA and the workplace. This chapter examines current academic research on IBSA, the issues with defining this type of abuse, victim blaming, workplace policy, and challenges to victim-survivors' redress. The authors explore monetary motivation for websites that host revenge pornography and unpack how the dark web presents new challenges to seeking justice. Additionally, this chapter presents recommendations from the literature focusing on shifting cultural attitudes, effective legislation, and increased education and training.

Battling Against Demeaning and Abusive Selfie Sharing

2020 ◽  
pp. 30-53
Author(s):  
Amanda E. Fehlbaum ◽  
Katelyn Bowden
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Victim Blaming ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Education Legislation ◽  
Image Based Sexual Abuse

Image-based sexual abuse is a growing issue among young adults, and challenges remain as to how to support those who have had intimate photos distributed without their consent. This chapter begins with an exploration of image-based sexual abuse, including motivations for perpetration. The focus then shifts to address how victims might transform their feelings of helplessness into empowerment through challenging victim blaming, legislative avenues, and digital justice. Recommendations and solutions focus on engaging in activism. Throughout the chapter are stories from activists who work with Battling Against Demeaning and Abusive Selfie Sharing (BADASS), a non-profit focused on education, legislation, and advocacy work.

What Do We Know about the Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children? Implications for Research and Practice

2020 ◽  
pp. 25-42
Author(s):  
Sarah Brown
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Sexual Exploitation ◽  
Rape Myths ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Victim Blaming ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Critical View ◽  
Risk Vulnerability ◽  
Practice Knowledge ◽  
The Uk

This chapter takes a critical view of the prevention and intervention approaches used in children sexual exploitation (CSE) in the UK. The author presents an exploration of the way risk, vulnerability and educative responses to CSE may perpetuate victim blaming of children and misuse ‘prevention’ approaches. The chapter includes an examination of the evidence base, literature and practice knowledge that is available or lacking in CSE. The author will explore myths, misconceptions and biases in CSE that have led to responses and preventative practice which is steeped in rape myths. The final conclusions will move the field towards trauma-focussed, anti-victim-blaming approaches to supporting children affected by CSE.

The continuum of symbolic violence: how sexting education neglects image-based sexual abuse, dismisses perpetrators’ responsibility, and violates rights to sexual autonomy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Zauner
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Symbolic Violence ◽  
Victim Blaming ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Educational Work ◽  
Original Intent ◽  
Sexual Autonomy ◽  
Female Survivors ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Image Based Sexual Abuse

In the last decade there has been an increased interest in (young) people’s sexting behaviour from academia, media and other institutions which lead to the emergence of sexting safety campaigns. Sexting campaigns are often built around notions of dangers when images are shared without the consent of the person depicted. This feminist case study will critically assess the discourses of three UK educational campaigns (Exposed, Sexting, Just send it) to demonstrate how these campaigns are currently (re)producing symbolic violence through victim-blaming and are thus legitimising violence against women; the seriousness of image-based sexual abuse is neglected through the penalisation of sexual expression of particularly young women; the dominance of heteronormative depictions of female survivors and male perpetrators obfuscates abuse as an experience across all social groups; and survivors are consistently held accountable for their own victimisation while perpetrators are excused for violating their partners trust and integrity. However, by neutralising and denying responsibility, educational work dismisses 1) that image-based sexual abuse is still as a form of gender-based violence and therefore, breaches the survivor’s rights to dignity and bodily/sexual autonomy, and 2) young people’s rights to explore sexuality – through digital means or not – in a safe environment.<br /><br />Key messages<br /><ul><li>Sexting education currently denies image-based sexual abuse as a sexual violation, excuse perpetrators, and hold survivors accountable once images have been shared beyond the original intent.</li><br /><li>Campaigns thus (re)produce symbolic violence and strengthen the persistence of victim-blaming.</li></ul>

Examining Perceptions of Sextortion in the General Population

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anisha Gohil ◽  
Dean Fido
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
General Population ◽  
General Public ◽  
Forensic Psychology ◽  
Educational Policies ◽  
Victim Blaming ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Image Based Sexual Abuse

The non-consensual sharing of sexual images of another (or threats thereof) represents an increasingly important and pervasive issue in forensic psychology. However, despite recent legislative developments within the United Kingdom, there still exists a need for greater understanding of perceptions within the general public of the dangers and manifestations of image-based sexual abuse and the process by which people are being (s)extorted using their private images. Ten participants (Mage = 24.8 years; SD = 9.33; 70% female) took part in semi-structured interviews which were analysed using an inductive thematic analytic approach, wherein the themes of [1] Education as a Prevention against Image Based Sexual Abuse, [2] Victim Blaming Prevalence in Society, [3] Stereotypes about Victim and Perpetrator, and [4] Low Priority for Criminal Justice were explored. Taken together, data suggests that although there exists a ‘working knowledge’ of image-based sexual abuse, the concept of sextortion is understood to a lesser extent with clear implications for the need for educational policies to better inform younger members of society of associated dangers and legalities.

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