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A narrative inquiry into the experience of a male survivor of domestic violence

Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2010.

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spelling oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/27213 A narrative inquiry into the experience of a male survivor of domestic violence Bakker, Terri M. madutoit@golder.co.za Du Toit, Marisa Domestic violence Male victim Female perpetrator Substance abuse Interpersonal violence Mutual abuse Narrative Social constructionism UCTD Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2010. This research narrative represents a co-construction of domestic violence focusing on the male victim. The narrative’s main aim is to contribute to the body of work that seeks to ensure that the invisible male victims of domestic violence have a voice, and that they are counted. Little research has been undertaken to voice the experiences of male domestic violence victims. Domestic violence is constructed using a social constructionist perspective and Tom’s narrative is elicited and analysed by means of narrative methodology. Tom is a citizen of the United States of America and due to his geographical location a face-to-face interview was not possible. The best means to collect his narrative was through electronic mail (email) which granted Tom and the researcher the opportunity to reflect upon the research process as it unfolded. The research narrative found some similarities between Tom’s experiences and those noted in other published research narratives. Some of these similarities included the minimal extent of physical injuries to Tom, the more prevalent occurrence of psychological abuse and the use of institutional measures to control his behaviour. In contrast to the literature reviewed, Tom reported that his ex-wife was hurt more often during her violent outbursts. It is recommended that future research includes as many members of the affected family as possible in order to ensure a rich and diverse narrative. In addition, it is suggested that similar research be conducted in a sensitive way and over a short period. Psychology unrestricted 2013-09-07T10:57:04Z 2011-08-24 2013-09-07T10:57:04Z 2011-04-18 2010 2011-08-12 Dissertation Du Toit, M 2010, A narrative inquiry into the experience of a male survivor of domestic violence, MA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27213 > F11/607/gm http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27213 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08122011-163847/ © 2010, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria
spellingShingle Domestic violence
Male victim
Female perpetrator
Substance abuse
Interpersonal violence
Mutual abuse
Narrative
Social constructionism
UCTD
A narrative inquiry into the experience of a male survivor of domestic violence
title A narrative inquiry into the experience of a male survivor of domestic violence
title_full A narrative inquiry into the experience of a male survivor of domestic violence
title_fullStr A narrative inquiry into the experience of a male survivor of domestic violence
title_full_unstemmed A narrative inquiry into the experience of a male survivor of domestic violence
title_short A narrative inquiry into the experience of a male survivor of domestic violence
title_sort narrative inquiry into the experience of a male survivor of domestic violence
topic Domestic violence
Male victim
Female perpetrator
Substance abuse
Interpersonal violence
Mutual abuse
Narrative
Social constructionism
UCTD
url http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27213
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08122011-163847/