O medo como uma estratégia de aprisionamento dos corpos das mulheres: a cultura do estupro do Brasil

Abstract

Rape culture is a form of violence against women, because through it, various patriarchal attitudes and thoughts have been validated. In this sense, the threat of rape causes fear in women who, in an attempt to defend themselves, adopt various protective attitudes towards their environment. The main objective of this academic work is to point and highlight the impact of rape culture on female behavior, with fear being used as a mechanism for imprisoning women's bodies in Brazil. It is proposed, therefore, to present reflections and analyze the influence that the culture of rape has on women's daily lives, linked to the fear of sexual violence and the process of deprivation of their freedom, based on bibliographical research that brings this discussion. From this perspective, in the rape culture, fear is used as an instrument of social and behavioral control, in a conscious strategy of imprisoning the female body.