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Constructions of perpetrators of rape in psychology journal articles: A discursive analysis
Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2019.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/72114 Constructions of perpetrators of rape in psychology journal articles: A discursive analysis Bakker, Terri M. perishkamc@gmail.com Coopoo, Perishka Psychology Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2019. Considerable amounts of research, including research in psychology, has been produced to better understand the social phenomenon of sexual violence. The reality of sexual violence is not new but the construction of this phenomenon as a social problem is relatively recent consequence of activist effort and ideological shifts. Research specifically related to social constructions of rape and/or sexual violence have been conducted across various social domains. What seems to be lacking in the literature is an investigation into the way in which academic articles have constructed the phenomenon. The aim of this research was to explore the ways in which perpetrators of rape were discursively constructed in psychology journal articles. The theoretical background that informed this research is that of social constructionism and poststructuralism. The methodological approach deemed suitable and used for this research was Foucauldian discourse analysis. Prevailing constructions in journal articles relating to perpetrators of sexual violence were examined and their implications for subjectivity and practice explored. The findings of this research described six dominant discourses, namely a victim/villain discourse, a psychological discourse, a pathology discourse, a treatment discourse, a career discourse and a gender discourse, some of which had sub-discourses embedded within. The discourses and sub-discourses worked together to produced certain effects and functions. Also, contradictions and variations emerged within and between them. The findings of this research further allowed for a look at how psychology journal articles fit into larger societal discourses. Psychology MA Counselling Psychology Unrestricted 2019-11-04T09:55:41Z 2019-11-04T09:55:41Z 2020-04-10 2019 Mini Dissertation Coopoo, P 2019, Constructions of perpetrators of rape in psychology journal articles: A discursive analysis, MA Counselling Psychology Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/72114> A2020 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/72114 en © 2019 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 | Psychology Constructions of perpetrators of rape in psychology journal articles: A discursive analysis |
| title | Constructions of perpetrators of rape in psychology journal articles: A discursive analysis |
| title_full | Constructions of perpetrators of rape in psychology journal articles: A discursive analysis |
| title_fullStr | Constructions of perpetrators of rape in psychology journal articles: A discursive analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Constructions of perpetrators of rape in psychology journal articles: A discursive analysis |
| title_short | Constructions of perpetrators of rape in psychology journal articles: A discursive analysis |
| title_sort | constructions of perpetrators of rape in psychology journal articles a discursive analysis |
| topic | Psychology |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/72114 |