Date rape

Essay by sleekphzeekCollege, UndergraduateA+, February 2004

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There are many questions concerning what date rape actually is. Date rape is unlawful forced sexual intercourse with a female against her will which occurs within the context of a dating relationship. There are many other meanings that could define date rape, but this is from a legal point of view. Date rape occurs on almost every campus large or small. There are many factors that play part to the causes of date rape: drugs and alcohol, miscommunication, and changing sexual customs. Date rape often occurs with people that the victim knows and who would supposedly be their friends. This usually happens when the woman is alone with the man. It can occur when others are relatively close by such as outside a house, or downstairs in a house. The mix of drugs and alcohol are significant factors of date rape. They compromise your ability to make responsible decisions. Drinking has become a popular social activity amongst many people and has been seen for setting the mood for romance.

After a few drinks a woman?s judgment is altered, and it is often difficult to push away sexual advances. Women can say that they drank too much or did too many drugs to know what exactly was happening. Many people will say that when alcohol is in their system, it disables your vision, allowing other people to become more appealing to the eye. This could be one of the reasons why date rape often occurs on college campuses at fraternity houses or bars. Between a woman?s lowered self-consciousness and delayed reactions and a man?s raised confidence, it is difficult to resist some sexual advances. Sometimes a woman will pass out and wake up with a man having sex on top of her. The woman would not even know that she was...