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ERIC Number: EJ861488
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Dec
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0361-6843
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Who Is to Blame? Rape of Hindu-Muslim Women in Interethnic Violence in India
Murthi, Meera
Psychology of Women Quarterly, v33 n4 p453-462 Dec 2009
This research examined attitudes that predict rape blame in contexts of interethnic violence between minority Muslims and dominant Hindu communities in Mumbai, India. I hypothesized that, in contexts of interethnic violence, prejudicial attitudes toward communities and attitudes that view rape as a conflict tool (i.e., an effective strategy to control an ethnic community) would predict victim blame. This study is among the first to provide empirical support that ethnic prejudice and specific misogynistic attitudes are important predictors of rape victim blame in ethnic violence contexts. Findings indicate that attitudes that exploit women's positions across categories of gender and religious community predict higher victim blame attributions. Findings are relevant to current intercommunity relationships and provide insights for community-based responses and primary interventions.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India
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