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Impotence and vulnerability : exploring the relationship between rape and masculinity

Assignment (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2007.

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Main Author: Maggott, Clint
Other Authors: Painter, Desmond
Format: Thesis
Language:en_ZA
Published: Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University 2011
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spelling oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/18220 Impotence and vulnerability : exploring the relationship between rape and masculinity Maggott, Clint Painter, Desmond Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Psychology. Impotence -- Psychological aspects Rape -- Psychological aspects Gender identity Theses -- Psychology Dissertations -- Psychology Assignment (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2007. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This is an explorative literature study of the theoretical relationship between rape and masculinity. It is aimed at understanding how rape can be used by men to construct their gender identity. Its focus is only on this relationship and not the two phenomena in themselves. It approaches the topic from a social constructionist theoretical perspective. I found through my research that men do tend to use rape as a resource to attain a desirable or hegemonic masculinity when other economic or social resources are not available. The picture of a rapist, which emerged, was that of a man who was disempowered either economically or socially. This impotence influences men to seek power through sexual means. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie is ‘n eksploratiewe literatuurstudie oor die verhouding tussen verkragting en manlikheid. Dit poog om te verstaan hoe verkragting deur mans gebruik kan word om hulle geslagsidentiteit te konstrueer. Die fokus van die studie is slegs op hierdie verhouding en nie op die twee fenomene in sigself nie. Dit benader die onderwerp van ‘n sosiaal-konstruksionistiese teoretiese perspektief. Ek het in my navorsing gevind dat mans geneig is om verkragting as ‘n manier te gebruik om ‘n begeerde of hegemoniese manlikheid te bewerkstellig wanneer ander ekonomiese of maatskaplike middele nie beskikbaar is nie. Die beeld van ‘n verkragter wat te voorskyn gekom het, was van ‘n man wat of ekonomies of maatskaplik ontmagtig is. Hierdie ontmagtiging beïnvloed mans om mag deur middel van die seksuele te probeer verkry. Masters 2011-12-15T10:28:35Z 2011-12-15T10:28:35Z 2007-12 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/18220 en_ZA Stellenbosch University viii, 49 leaves application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
spellingShingle Impotence -- Psychological aspects
Rape -- Psychological aspects
Gender identity
Theses -- Psychology
Dissertations -- Psychology
Maggott, Clint
Impotence and vulnerability : exploring the relationship between rape and masculinity
title Impotence and vulnerability : exploring the relationship between rape and masculinity
title_full Impotence and vulnerability : exploring the relationship between rape and masculinity
title_fullStr Impotence and vulnerability : exploring the relationship between rape and masculinity
title_full_unstemmed Impotence and vulnerability : exploring the relationship between rape and masculinity
title_short Impotence and vulnerability : exploring the relationship between rape and masculinity
title_sort impotence and vulnerability exploring the relationship between rape and masculinity
topic Impotence -- Psychological aspects
Rape -- Psychological aspects
Gender identity
Theses -- Psychology
Dissertations -- Psychology
url http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/18220
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