A SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY ON THE

INFLUENCE OF MEDIA ON SEXUAL

DEVIANCE BEHAVIOUR OF JUVENILES IN
TAMIL NADU.

P. John Rajadurai,
Ph.D Research Scholar, Department of Sociology, University of Madras, Chepauk, Chennai – 600
005

&
Dr. M. Thamilarasan,
Associate Professor and Head i/c, Department of Sociology, University of Madras, Chepauk,
Chennai – 600 005
 INTRODUCTION
• Indian Culture prevent are reluctant to discuss sexual matters.

• The lack of school based sex education programmes.

• Juveniles Misperceptions about sexuality expose to risky sexual behaviour.

• Media exaggerates sexuality.

• Insufficient knowledge sex.

• Sex Offence by Juvenile - participation in - Rape, Molestation, and Sexual
Abusive behaviour
• Higher proportion of youth arrests - due to the influence of media.
• National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) reveal that from 2005 to 2015, - 143
% Increase rapes by juveniles.
 IMPORTANCE OF THE STUDY

• Understanding - direct and indirect involvement - perception on

sex and committing sexual crime.

• Knowledge and progress - gender prejudice and Crimes

• Awareness on precautionary measures - Sexual Crime.

• Scientific / empirical understanding - Offenders and Victims

• Alter the view - Sexual Crime.

 OBJECTIVE.

• To study the perception of Juvenile on sexuality and

reproductive health,

• To measure the influence of media upon the

perception of Juvenile on sexuality and reproductive

health and consequences.

 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
STUDY DESIGN AND SAMPLE
• Borstal School of Tamilnadu - 649 inmates.
• The Juvenile - 27.11% who commit Sex Crime
• Census Method.
METHODOLOGY
• This cross-sectional study
• Mid-2015 to early 2017 @ Borstal Schools of Tamilnadu
• Standard scheduled interview method
• Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS)
• Simple Statistical tools such as Cross-table, percentage and Chi-
Square are used for interpreting the data.
 LIMITATIONS OF RESEARCH

• Indian culture .

• Biased information due to fear of Legal complication .

• Restriction of video and Audio recorder .

 Juvenile Sex Offenders in Borstal
Schools of Tamilnadu
Borstal Puduko Nangu Puzh Vello Panr Ging Param Pollac Mel Ariyal Thanja Sanga
Total
School ttai neri al re uti ee athi hi ur ur vur giri

Rape 4 5 25 11 3 4 5 6 8 1 10 14 96

Kidnap
and 3 0 15 7 0 4 0 6 0 0 0 0
Rape
35

Rape
and 1 0 11 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0
Murder
19

Molesta
0 0 5 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0
tion 10

Eve
1 1 9 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
Teasing 16

Total 176
 16
10

19

96

35

Rape Kidnap and Rape Rape and Murder

Molestation Eve Teasing
 EXTERNAL FACTORS/MODE WHICH
INDUCES SEX DRIVE IN JUVENILE
OFFENDER
Sex based Mobile
2.8% Applications, Chat Sites
14.8%
and Social Network sites
14.8%
Tv Ads.
84.7%
26.1%
Internet

43.2% Movies / Videos

Magazines & Newspapers

Tv Serials

Role of media in inducing of sexual drive among juveniles

– Media Exaggerations
 JUVENILE OFFENDERS ATTRACTION
TOWARDS VICTIMS BODY PARTS AND
FRAGRANCE

Fragrance - Scent / Perfume

Face
21.0% Eye
44.3% 53.4%
58.0%
30.7% Lips
55.7%
73.9% Cheeks
73.3% Complexion
47.2% 28.4%
Neck
22.2%
84.7%
Breast
33.5%
Abdomen / Hip
Bottom
Thigh
Exaggeration of these body parts by the media and Leg
Indian movie as Romance & Item Songs etc. Feet
 EXTERNAL OUTFIT MOST ATTRACT THE
JUVENILE OFFENDER TOWARDS THE
VICTIM
83.0% 78.4%
90.0%
80.0%
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0% 8.5%
30.0%
20.0% 14.8%
10.0%
0.0%

Traditional –
Saree / Traditional –
Night Wears Modern - Shirt
Chudidhar Ultra - modern -
& Pant, Western,
T-Shirt, Short Skirt,
Leggings, Tight Short Top, 1/4th
Jeans, Sleeveless Pants, Bikinis

Exaggeration of media in showing body parts in make it attractive

in traditional wear such as item songs, romance etc.
JUVENILE OFFENDER'S VIEW ON
CAUSE OF SEXUAL CRIME

51.1% Female as Sex Object

56.3%
Victims Behaviour

Alternation of perception & behaviour by

media
 SUMMERY, CONCLUSION AND
SUGGESTIONS
• Media provide adequate exposure of hard core violent sex
• exaggerates the sexuality of both male and female.
• Magazines and Newspaper provide pictorial exposure of
sexuality - imprinting the images on the minds of juveniles.
• Media - modifying attraction of Juveniles towards certain types
of outfit of the opposite gender - as a sex object.
• Government and local bodies - monitor - media.
• Media - through vigorous censorship in publishing sexual
contents.
• Every individual in the society - measure - to minimise sexual
drive exposure.
THANK YOU