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Title: STOP AND STARE: UNDERSTANDING BY STANDER EFFECT IN THE INDIAN CONTEXT
Authors: Sushmit Gupta
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Sushmit Gupta The Mother's International School
MLA 8 Gupta, Sushmit. "STOP AND STARE: UNDERSTANDING BY STANDER EFFECT IN THE INDIAN CONTEXT." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 6, no. 10, Oct. 2021, pp. 3749-3755, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2021.v06i10.008. Accessed Oct. 2021. APA 6 Gupta, S. (2021, October). STOP AND STARE: UNDERSTANDING BY STANDER EFFECT IN THE INDIAN CONTEXT. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 6(10), 3749-3755. Retrieved from doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2021.v06i10.008 Chicago Gupta, Sushmit. "STOP AND STARE: UNDERSTANDING BY STANDER EFFECT IN THE INDIAN CONTEXT." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 6, no. 10 (October 2021), 3749-3755. Accessed October, 2021. doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2021.v06i10.008.
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Abstract: A contemporary study conducted in contexts of Amsterdam, Cape Town, and Lancaster suggests that the Bystander Effect is a myth, especially when it comes to street disputes. However, the pervasiveness of the same in other countries, in various circumstances such as sexual and domestic violence in India, and health emergencies in China concerning foreigners (Langfitt, 2014), have proven that the Bystander Effect continues to prevail. Irrespective of the global advancements in technology which should lower factors of ambiguity in emergencies, the Bystander Effect continues to show its effects. This paper begins with introducing what the Bystander Effect is, and how theory was first recognised. It then moves onto providing a brief background to the factors that influence the theory, and then discussing the same with respect to cases of sexual and domestic abuse in the context of India. Lastly, it concludes the paper with suggesting psychological tools to combat the theory’s effects and create spaces of intervention.

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