Amuda Agneswaran

• Manchester Metropolitan University

This article examines different theoretical explanations for rioting and crowd violence drawing on psychological, sociological and political perspectives. Varied ideas and research that have sought to better understand why people are motivated to riot are discussed whilst considering the history of past riots. The role of the law and in particular,...

Previous research has found widespread endorsement of rape mythology throughout global societies. A wide range of psychosocial variables are thought to underpin belief in rape myths, including psychopathic personality traits. However, among the limited studies that examine the relationship between psychopathy and rape myths contradictory findings f...

The Bechdel test is a popular measure used to examine the adequacy of representation of women in movies, and other media. Although often applied to Hollywood movies, the test has rarely, if ever, been used to assess Hindi cinema. This paper adopts, adapts, and extends the original Bechdel test to scrutinise stereotypical, non-stereotypical, and typ...

Epistemic curiosity, tendency to gossip, and social desirability are social constructs relevant to interpersonal relationships and acquisition of information. Gender and cultural factors may moderate these variables in an important manner. 100 Indian college students (Mage = 21.05, SDage = 4.41, range: 16 - 45) participated in this study, which was...