Speaking with rape survivors : an analysis of the stories women share

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dc.contributor.advisorMaw, Anastasiaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDe Swardt, Catherineen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-28T14:59:45Z
dc.date.available2014-12-28T14:59:45Z
dc.date.issued2006en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 109-117).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractRape is an all too familiar phenomenon in South Africa. Yet, whereas there is a growingliterature in the west, which examines the everyday understandings of rape amongst women, inSouth Africa documented understanding of rape is largely contained within theoretical-sociological explanations for its high prevalence. This study aimed to explore the ways in which a group of rape survivors in the Western Cape, South Africa, make sense of rape and its impact on their lives. A secondary aim was to examine whether Western trauma classifications provide a useful framework for understanding the impact of rape in this context. The study formed the qualitative component of a larger quantitative study focused on women's adherence to anti-retroviral medication post rape (The Post Exposure Prophylaxis Study). The research question was approached from a feminist social constructionist perspective, using qualitative methodology. In depth interviews with ten rape survivors were carried out, six months postrape.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationDe Swardt, C. (2006). <i>Speaking with rape survivors : an analysis of the stories women share</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10400en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDe Swardt, Catherine. <i>"Speaking with rape survivors : an analysis of the stories women share."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10400en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDe Swardt, C. 2006. Speaking with rape survivors : an analysis of the stories women share. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - De Swardt, Catherine AB - Rape is an all too familiar phenomenon in South Africa. Yet, whereas there is a growingliterature in the west, which examines the everyday understandings of rape amongst women, inSouth Africa documented understanding of rape is largely contained within theoretical-sociological explanations for its high prevalence. This study aimed to explore the ways in which a group of rape survivors in the Western Cape, South Africa, make sense of rape and its impact on their lives. A secondary aim was to examine whether Western trauma classifications provide a useful framework for understanding the impact of rape in this context. The study formed the qualitative component of a larger quantitative study focused on women's adherence to anti-retroviral medication post rape (The Post Exposure Prophylaxis Study). The research question was approached from a feminist social constructionist perspective, using qualitative methodology. In depth interviews with ten rape survivors were carried out, six months postrape. DA - 2006 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2006 T1 - Speaking with rape survivors : an analysis of the stories women share TI - Speaking with rape survivors : an analysis of the stories women share UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10400 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10400
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDe Swardt C. Speaking with rape survivors : an analysis of the stories women share. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2006 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10400en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherClinical Psychologyen_ZA
dc.titleSpeaking with rape survivors : an analysis of the stories women shareen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMAen_ZA
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