Child sexual abuse prevention
Subtitle: feminism, masculinity, and preventing the socialization of future offenders.
Published: 2004
Language: eng
Number of pages: 140
Subjects: Child sexual abuse -- Prevention.; Abusive men -- Psychology.; Masculinity.; Feminism.; Sex role.; Socialization.
Description: The purpose of this research is to examine the current assumptions of child sexual abuse prevention in light of the new research and theories that have developed over the last two decades. This research presents a feminist, decolonizing perspective on child sexual abuse prevention and explores an extended feminist perspective linking child sexual abuse to the social construction of masculinity, male sexual socialization, and hierarchical masculinities. I perform an analysis of prevention research and materials to compare what is taught, where it is taught, and to whom it is taught to the public knowledge of, research on, and reality of abuse. From this analysis, I argue the prevention of child sexual abuse must result from a significant ideological and structural change in our culture. The paper concludes with new and practical guidelines for child sexual abuse prevention aimed at preventing the socialization of future abusers.
Notes: Adviser: Helen Jefferson-Lenskyj.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Toronto, 2004.

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Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 42-06, page: 2044.

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