Indicate whether the statements below are true or false
1.Rape statistics reveal that the most common forms of rape are committed by
strangers.
False
2.Penetrative sex has deeper emotional consequences for children than the mere
touching of the sexual organs. False
3.The primary objective of a parent whose child has been sexually abused should be
to help the child to forget about the abuse and return to everyday activities as
quickly as possible. False
4.Educational programmes that educate children about why it is important to say no
to sexually abusive touching and acts reduces the chances of being sexually
abused. False
5.It is not the responsibility of the district surgeon to treat the survivor of sexual abuse
once the forensic evidence has been collected and a charge of rape has been
laid. True
6.South African law no longer defines rape as a crime that is only committed against
women. True
7.The feminist perspective holds that incest is the product of men abusing the power
that is bestowed on them as a result of the patriarchal system that is so evident
within many of our societies. True
8.If children are taught that they are allowed to break socially sanctioned
behaviours when it comes to their being sexually abused the rate of sexual abuse
would decrease. True
9.One cannot always blame perpetrators of sexual abuse because in some
instances women provoke men to abuse them by the way they act, such as
wearing revealing clothing, being in public under the Influence of alcohol,
accepting a lift from a stranger. False
10.It is not possible for a woman to rape a healthy man unless he is consciously or
unconsciously willing. False
11.The burden of proof in rape cases has been changed because of the new Sexual
Offences Act of 2007 The burden of proof no longer rests on the victim but on the
accused, who has to prove that the sex act was consensual. True
12.It is inaccurate to conclude that sexual offence rates are sharply increasing and
that sexual abuse is symptomatic of modern societies. True
13.Male survivors of rape are most likely to conceal their abuse and so their loved
ones will never recognise that they have experienced a traumatic ordeal. True
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