Sexual Violence Against Women in India

Vikas Yadav

Abstract


Relational cruelty whether it is sexual or non-erotic remains a notable issue in the expansionist pieces of the world. Sexual malfeasance towards women in India is increasing day by day. In addition to sexual gratification, sexual malfeasance against women is regularly a result of disproportionate power status that is real and seen among people and is also strongly influenced by social factors and qualities. Inside sociological and conscience-driven societies, depictions of work and sex, and frames of mind as opposed to sexual anxiety. The committees that are depicted as female activists provide two people with the ability to approach. Sexual trends are probably going to occur in all societies that promote the prevalence of ara male and the social and social mediation of women. Despite the fact that culture is an important factor for understanding sexual malfeasance as a whole, we must take a gender as to the social structures of the past, their qualities and shortcomings. This paper is an attempt to discuss various sexual offenses directed towards women in India.


Keywords


Cruelty; Sexual malfeasance; Sexual violence; Stalking crimes

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3968/11987

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