page_title: Rape culture
hierarchical_section_title: Rape culture
caption_attribution_description: English: Reported rape rate per 100,000 people, select countries of the world 2010-2012 Gray color: data not provided by the country Definition: “Rape” means sexual intercourse without valid consent. Note that not all rapes are reported, and that not all legal systems count rape the same way, and the actual rates may differ starkly from the reported rates. This may give incorrect impressions about the real number of rapes in countries like Sweden. (Excludes sexual assault and attempted rape cases - see separate map for this) Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/data-and-analysis/statistics/data.html Violación tasa por cada 100.000 personas, seleccione los países del mundo Taux de viol par 100.000 personnes, certains pays du monde This &#32;map&#32;was created with GunnMapGunnMap was created by Arthur Gunn and is available, free, at http://gunn.co.nz/map/ and http://gunnmap.herokuapp.com/.Please attribute by linking to http://gunn.co.nz/map/.
context_page_description: Rape culture is a sociological concept for a setting in which rape is pervasive and normalized due to societal attitudes about gender and sexuality. Behaviors commonly associated with rape culture include victim blaming, slut-shaming, sexual objectification, trivializing rape, denial of widespread rape, refusing to acknowledge the harm caused by sexual violence, or some combination of these. It has been used to describe and explain behavior within social groups, including prison rape and in conflict areas where war rape is used as psychological warfare. Entire societies have been alleged to be rape cultures. It is associated with rape fantasy and rape pornography.
  The notion of rape culture was developed by second-wave feminists, primarily in the United States, beginning in the 1970s. Critics of the concept dispute the existence or extent of rape culture, arguing that the concept is too narrow or that, although there are cultures where rape is pervasive, the idea of a rape culture can imply that the rapist is not at fault but rather the society that enables rape.
  There have been many movements that been made in order to address rape culture, such as SlutWalk and Me Too.
context_section_description: Rape culture is a sociological concept for a setting in which rape is pervasive and normalized due to societal attitudes about gender and sexuality. Behaviors commonly associated with rape culture include victim blaming, slut-shaming, sexual objectification, trivializing rape, denial of widespread rape, refusing to acknowledge the harm caused by sexual violence, or some combination of these. It has been used to describe and explain behavior within social groups, including prison rape and in conflict areas where war rape is used as psychological warfare. Entire societies have been alleged to be rape cultures. It is associated with rape fantasy and rape pornography.
  The notion of rape culture was developed by second-wave feminists, primarily in the United States, beginning in the 1970s. Critics of the concept dispute the existence or extent of rape culture, arguing that the concept is too narrow or that, although there are cultures where rape is pervasive, the idea of a rape culture can imply that the rapist is not at fault but rather the society that enables rape.
  There have been many movements that been made in order to address rape culture, such as SlutWalk and Me Too. These movements have helped share people's stories through the use of hashtags which are embodied and connected to rape.
caption: Rape rates (police reported) per 100,000 population, 2010–2012
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