Reflexos da cultura do estupro no Brasil : casos com repercussão midiática e a não-denúncia

Abstract

This paper discusses the issue of rape of adult women and analyzes the connection between culture and the media and underreporting of the crime. Its general objective was to analyze the social relations and cultural construction of rape and the role of the media, by showing how media repercussions reinforce myths and rape culture. This is an exploratory and qualitativequantitative study, anchored in historical-dialectical materialism and consubstantiality. The research is structured as follows: Introduction; Approach to the Theme; Historical Roots of Rape: patriarchy and misogyny in Brazil; Brazil and Rape Culture: contemporary times; Rape a Cultural Problem and Not a Disease; Final Considerations and References. It was found that some myths about rape persist, and they interfere in the popular perception of the crime, in which the blame, doubt, denial and judgment of the crime fall on the victim. Fear of social judgment is a strong deterrent to reporting, as victims anticipate that the rapist will not be effectively tried for the crime and that they will be exposed and vulnerable to the public's interpretations. At the end of the study, it was possible to perceive that the global social base, with emphasis on the Brazilian socio-historical and cultural formation, is consolidated through patriarchal, sexist, racist and capitalist values.