• ANCHA RANI

In this study, we summarize research that investigated how different variables affected people's evaluations of hypothetical rape scenarios in controlled lab settings. Judgments on who was at blame, whether the victim or the offender, are crucial. Especially in situations of rape committed by somebody the victim knows, victim blaming may be a barrier to justice. Compared to rapes committed by strangers, those committed by someone they know tend to get more responsibility. However, owing in part to differences in methodology, there is inconsistency in these results (e.g., whether there is a linear connection between victim blame and relationship closeness). There has been a lot of study done to figure out why rape victims are more likely to be blamed for their assault than victims of other interpersonal crimes. A total of 156 people filled out a survey that comprised a vignette showing one of three different rape situations and a measure of participants' sentiments toward rape victims (a stranger rape, date rape and seduction rape). Participants evaluated how much they blamed the rape victim, how much they related to the victim, and how much they related to the offender. Participants consistently attributed the greatest responsibility to the victim in the seduction rape scenario, followed by the date rape scenario, and lastly the stranger rape scenario, with male participants blaming the victim to a higher amount than female participants. Attributions of guilt were adversely linked with degrees of perceived likeness to both the rape victim and the rapist.

Rape, Blame, Sexual Assault, defensive attribution; rape prevention

"ATTRIBUTION OF RAPE BLAME IN RAPE CASE: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.844-850, January-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901H16.pdf

"ATTRIBUTION OF RAPE BLAME IN RAPE CASE: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp844-850, January-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901H16.pdf