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Title:
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CYBER STALKING IS A SOCIAL EVIL:
FROM THE INDIAN WOMENS PERSPECTIVE |
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Author(s):
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Ameema Miftha, Marc Conrad and Marcia Gibson |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8533-85-2 |
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Editors:
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Piet Kommers, Pascal Ravesteijn, Guido Ongena and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2019 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Cyber Stalking, India, Social, Cultural, Reputation, Secondary Victimisation |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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293 |
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Last Page:
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296 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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We discuss the causes and impacts of selected cyber stalking cases against women in India as evidenced from the literature
and conducted interviews. We find that the prevailing social and cultural value system and norms in India can prevent
women from approaching police or registering legal complaints. The few studies to-date in the Indian context, indicate the
high prevalence and serious impacts cyber stalking has on the victims psychological and physical state. Our work further
confirms this. Moreover, interviewees describe secondary victimizations experienced via the actions of friends and
relatives. We observe this to be a form of social punishment stemming from gender-related beliefs and attitudes that seem
to be normative in India. These secondary victimizations described had far reaching, long term implications, exacerbating
the already high levels of distress typically experienced during cases of cyber stalking. |
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