TW for rape, sexual assault
“Thus, feminist analyses of rape challenge the view of biology and psychology that rape is biologically driven and proposes that such sexual behaviour is socially constructed.
In fact, Scully (1990) observes that “[t]he absence of rape in some societies provides support for the proposition that while human behavior, including sexual behavior, may have biological or physiological components, it is always patterned and expressed in cultural terms.” (1990: 47)
“Scully concludes that:
“[S]ince patriarchal societies produce men whose frame of reference excludes women’s perspectives, men are able to [deny] sexual violence, especially since their culture provides them with such a convenient array of justifications” (1990: 166).
From “Masculinities, Sexualities, and Child Sexual Abuse” by Anne Cossins
I’m curious about the societies in which rape is absent. I don’t have access to the Scully book online and I’m having trouble tracking down her citation (something about Murdock and White’s standard cross-cultural sample? Google Books will only show me a snippet of the page). Does anyone know anything about this?
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