Attitude towards Rape and Its Victim: Voice of Indian Young Adults

Rape is one of the most alarming issues at present in India. The central point this paper to obtain different perceptions rape and victims through lens gender stereotyping. This empirical study involves in-depth interviews hundred young adults living West Bengal, deals with perception motives heinous crime, as measured by adults. Attitude towards victim scale has been used measure outlook victim. Female participants studied group have explained term an imposition unwanted social stigma whereas, male respondents expressed commodification sex. contrasting ideologies reflect psychological trauma objectification Women more sympathetic attitudes than men.