A Manifestation of Collective power and toxic masculinity in sexual based violence: Gang Rape and Group Violence

Abstract

In India, the violence against women in the form of gang rape and group violence shows the brutal exposure of gender power in the society, along with the societal norms constructed with dominant power of men for masculinity and control. This research paper examines the role that patriarchal norms, collective male dominance, and culturally endorsed notions of power play in perpetration of crime along with the important role of women in the society and how their security, dignity and autonomy are the main part for overall community moral and social aspects.

Despite an increased awareness of the issue, there are substantial gaps in the literature with respect to existing knowledge on the interlinkages between group psychology, masculine identity and system failure that facilitate such acts of violence. To address these gaps the researcher has provide the focused on main question that what socio- cultural factors contribute to group based sexual violence. The methodology used in the research paper is based on qualitative analysis of case studies, review of legal frameworks and examination of theories on dominant power of men, group violence and crime.