Rape: An Analysis of Youth’s Attitude

Abstract

Attitudes may be described as general, relatively stable and enduring cognitive tendencies to respond in a certain way to a variety of social stimuli. This research study is an attempt to study attitude of youngsters towards the social stimuli of rape. Rape is horrific for society. The mere thought of rape causes anxiety, aggression, concern and rage in people. It was primary aim of the study to explore the attitude of rape and its various trajectories among the youngsters. 150 youngsters (aged 17- 23, male and female) were asked researcher made survey questions about rape and their responses were analyzed with content analysis method to yield and conclude the results.

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Saha Sneha

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Saha Sneha (2014). Rape: An Analysis of Youth’s Attitude. International Journal of Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies (IJIMS), 1(5), -. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-30613