Sociological vs. Evolutionary Explanations of Rape
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- The overwhelming majority of social discussions about rape tend to focus on themes of this type of offending being rooted in gendered desires for power and control. Although there is undoubtedly an element of this in rape cases, these models ignore sexual motivations. Such ideas are captured in evolutionary accounts, which are described in this video.
Very eloquently put. Thank you for uploading this.
Dr. Craig Harper thank you for keeping neutral, I’m gaining some really interesting perspectives after so much pain… I wish I could say more. I hope you can rock the boat with your perspective too, if you have more to say
Great explanation. I had only heard of the sociological argument but it always felt off.
In parts of Asia like Kazakhstan, China etc force marriage was common to the point where men would take a woman he likes though there is no physical harm or intent to kill. He often returns to the woman's family to declare she has been married to his family and through time the two family would come to agreement and then accept each other
That's the way! Always the men first, or if possible, the downtrodden ones . If we allowed the women to select the males, humanity at this point would've become severely bottlenecked and almost extinct!
It must be understood that prior to intercourse there should never be a sense of grievance, buried hostility, contempt and denigration. Any such feelings must be fully resolved before sex is resumed. In a relationship where discussion and freedom of speech is accepted as normal, each partner should resist the act of sexual love until a powerful inter-force of responsive love has been built up, and the consciousness of both partners is in a state of pure equilibrium.
As for rape - this is the most heinous act against another and will draw to itself its own just rewards. Rape proceeds out of an especially warped and distorted Ego (the guardian of individuality). The frequencies of consciousness vibrations of such people are so low and ponderous as to be personally destructive.
In the olden days, society was continually taught and sermonized. In western countries, the Ten Commandments are rightly presented as being the true foundations of a civilized and humanized culture, teaching self-control and readily acceptable to all religions worldwide.
Today, with the strengthening of the Ego (the guardian of individuality) due to the influence of the entertainment industry and media, Ego (the guardian of individuality) has control.
The commonly reported phenomenon of women who "freeze up" when a someone initiates sex could also have a evolutionary origin. Throughout history, women who experienced rape but were predisposed to not fight back were less likely to be injured or killed during the attack. As a result, thy were also more likely to become pregnant than those who did fight back. This predisposition would also extend to women not subjected to rape, but who followed their partner's lead in sex relations. Thus passivity would provide an 'evolutionary benefit' for women to spread their genes.
I disagree. There are 4 responses to fear. Freeze, flight, fight or fawn. Many women will fight their rapists - and many women turn up dead amd beaten post rape, some will try to be kind and sweet when in a rapey situations to buy themselves time to escape, some will run and some will freeze.
You're only considering the situations portrayed in Hollywood.
@@steph6109 I'm not sure what Hollywood tropes you're influenced by, but I assure you I wouldn't voice my opinion if TV was my only source of evidence. Nor would I try to project a theory onto the experiences of SA victims. Silencing anyone's voice does nothing to help the situation.
I've based my conclusions on reading many, many accounts of rape and sexual assault provided by the victims themselves. I also rely on clinical studies concerning social trends related to SA.
For more prosaic issues, such as a child's increased shyness and passivity when reaching their puberty years, I base my assumptions on observations made while a camp councilor, and while watching my cousins grow up.
I actually think we DO agree on the issue. You make room for a freeze response as one of several reactions to fear. I never said a freeze response and the others were mutually exclusive. So I agree with that part of your argument.
exactly. a lot of people understand that women dont fight back out of fear but its still used against them because its easier than facing the reality of people who override others autonomy.
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