A discourse analysis of young adults' discussions of intimate partner violence in dating relationships

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dc.contributor.advisorBoonzaier, Florettaen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorVan Niekerk, Tarynen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBarkhuizen, Lauren Ruthen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-02T10:01:46Z
dc.date.available2014-09-02T10:01:46Z
dc.date.issued2013en_ZA
dc.description.abstractResearch on intimate partner violence (IPV) has focused predominantly on the married or cohabiting adult population in South Africa;; however, IPV also occurs in young adults' dating relationships. The purpose of this research was to explore the discourses young adults at a South African university collectively drew upon in peer-group discussions on the topic of IPV in dating relationships. Six focus groups were conducted with a total of 31 students between the ages of 18 and 26 who were recruited through the distribution of flyers and posters advertising the study at the University of Cape Town (UCT). Foucauldian discourse analysis was used to identify 3 main discourses in participants' talk on IPV in dating relationships, namely the discourse of 'othering', the discourse of men's authority, and the discourse of women's responsibility. Related sub-discourses were also unearthed, which included the discourse of women as abusive, the discourse of men's sexual entitlement, explanatory discourses on IPV, and the discourse of love and violence. The identified discourses enabled students to simultaneously obfuscate and demonstrate the existence of IPV in the UCT context;; - to talk about IPV as a normal, acceptable and inevitable part of men's authoritative and sexually entitled behaviour in dating relationships and to talk about IPV as women's responsibility bound by constructions of love. Overall, this study has shown how dominant discourses of IPV and gender power inequity amongst young adults might encourage male violence and dominance, and women's victimisation and passivity.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationBarkhuizen, L. R. (2013). <i>A discourse analysis of young adults' discussions of intimate partner violence in dating relationships</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6855en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBarkhuizen, Lauren Ruth. <i>"A discourse analysis of young adults' discussions of intimate partner violence in dating relationships."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6855en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBarkhuizen, L. 2013. A discourse analysis of young adults' discussions of intimate partner violence in dating relationships. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Barkhuizen, Lauren Ruth AB - Research on intimate partner violence (IPV) has focused predominantly on the married or cohabiting adult population in South Africa;; however, IPV also occurs in young adults' dating relationships. The purpose of this research was to explore the discourses young adults at a South African university collectively drew upon in peer-group discussions on the topic of IPV in dating relationships. Six focus groups were conducted with a total of 31 students between the ages of 18 and 26 who were recruited through the distribution of flyers and posters advertising the study at the University of Cape Town (UCT). Foucauldian discourse analysis was used to identify 3 main discourses in participants' talk on IPV in dating relationships, namely the discourse of 'othering', the discourse of men's authority, and the discourse of women's responsibility. Related sub-discourses were also unearthed, which included the discourse of women as abusive, the discourse of men's sexual entitlement, explanatory discourses on IPV, and the discourse of love and violence. The identified discourses enabled students to simultaneously obfuscate and demonstrate the existence of IPV in the UCT context;; - to talk about IPV as a normal, acceptable and inevitable part of men's authoritative and sexually entitled behaviour in dating relationships and to talk about IPV as women's responsibility bound by constructions of love. Overall, this study has shown how dominant discourses of IPV and gender power inequity amongst young adults might encourage male violence and dominance, and women's victimisation and passivity. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - A discourse analysis of young adults' discussions of intimate partner violence in dating relationships TI - A discourse analysis of young adults' discussions of intimate partner violence in dating relationships UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6855 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/6855
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBarkhuizen LR. A discourse analysis of young adults' discussions of intimate partner violence in dating relationships. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2013 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6855en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.titleA discourse analysis of young adults' discussions of intimate partner violence in dating relationshipsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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