The Language of Erasure
Neutralization Techniques in Contemporary South African Marital Rape Judgments
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12435803 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nyasha Karimakwenda (0000-0002-4684-6568, University of Cape Town, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 378-398 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-23 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Violence Against Women (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1077801219897842 |
| PMID | 31973663 |
| OpenAlex | W3002634108 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 29 |
This article investigates how the rape myths that underpinned the marital rape exemption in South Africa until 1993 have filtered into contemporary legal discourse. Through a feminist sociolegal framing, I integrate multidisciplinary tools that counter simplistic conceptions of rape myths and highlight how myths are locally and culturally contingent. With this foundation, I apply neutralization theory to the judicial language of marital rape cases to explicate how patriarchal caricatures of sexual violence transition from the social sphere into the legal sphere. This exercise illuminates how judges and rapists draw upon the same culturally sanctioned language and techniques to justify marital rape
Criminology · Domestic violence · Framing (construction · Mythology · Poison control · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Gender Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · History · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Law in Society and Culture · Medicine · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology
Scenes of subjection
Wife Rape
Just Sex?
Crime and Social Justice
The social context of rape
Sexual Assault in Spousal Relationships, Continuous Consent, the Law
Men's Sexual Aggression in Marriage
Marital Rape and HIV Risk in Uganda
Marital Rape
Rape Myths, Law, and Feminist Research
Law Reform and the Family
The Rhetoric of Rape
The acceptance of modern myths about sexual aggression scale
Rape Myth Acceptance
Against Our Will. Men, Women and Rape
The Misplaced Role of Rational Choice in Neutralization Theory
Attitudinal antecedents of rape myth acceptance
Violence and the Word
Rape Myths
Accounts
Situated Actions and Vocabularies of Motive
Techniques of Neutralization
The epidemiology of rape and sexual coercion in South Africa
Convicted Rapists' Vocabulary of Motive
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |