Sociological Look at Rape Culture

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1. Statement of Problem The question I am seeking to have answered is why is rape culture so common in society? Along with this question, I am curious to know if people know what rape culture is and is society doing anything to change rape culture? 2. Research Methods I did the research to answer my questions by informally asking open ended and yes or no questions. I interviewed two males and two females between the ages of eighteen and twenty four. I also asked two males and two females between the ages of thirty to fifty. I decided to not use any age groups higher than fifty because rape culture is such a recent concept it would skew my results to have results from people who did not know what it was or were biased towards gender stereotyping. While it is good to have diversity in results, that much of it would have an opposite effect on my findings because rape culture is happening even if those of older generations do not know what it is. I also chose to not use males and females under the age of eighteen since rape is such a controversial subject, it would be unethical to go to young people to ask them questions about what they know about it. Also, it is proven that younger people are less likely to speak out about such things so getting results from older teenagers is more likely. I also decided to use both males and females from the two age groups because it allowed me to have responses from different viewpoints. The differences in perspectives allows for results from varying perspectives and that gives me a greater understanding of how people see rape culture. I started my questionnaire with open ended questions. The first question being, “do you know what rape culture is” and the second being “if so, do you think it is common in our society”. I also asked, “have you seen anything in the media that reflects the idea of rape culture” and “Do you

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