Every slap demeans me’
At the intersection of disability, masculinity and intimate partner violence in the Global South
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15098221 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Helenard Louw (0000-0002-3334-3806, Sociology, Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, corresponding author), Gideon Nomdo (0000-0003-4878-9349, University of Cape Town), Lorraine Nencel (Sociology, Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1583-1596 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13691058.2022.2156616 |
| PMID | 36541734 |
| OpenAlex | W4312067176 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 28 |
The experiences of heterosexual men with paraplegia who are the victims of intimate partner violence remains an under-researched area. This article responds to the call for more research and offers an analysis of the narratives of five working-class coloured men in Cape Town, South Africa, who acquired spinal cord injuries and then fell victim to intimate partner violence. Narrative interviews were conducted with men and their wives. Drawing on Tarzia's notion of the 'invisible impacts of intimate partner violence', narrative analysis explored the meanings and complexities involved in (re)claiming a sense of identity and sexual intimacy among these men, after their experiences of intimate partner violence. In many cases, the abuse was levelled against them as acts of revenge for having previously been violent non-disabled men. Wives' narratives show nuances that complement the narratives of their partners as they too reflect on what it means to hold a space of safety, emotional stability, intimacy, love, and care for a paralysed husband, after the prior experience of intimate partner violence. Findings provide insight into ways of surviving intimate partner violence and (re)building healthy sexual relationships. At the intersection of intimate partner violence, disability and masculinity, the process of self-healing and (re)building satisfying intimate relations coexists with breaking the silence surrounding intimate partner violence
Criminology · Domestic violence · Intimate partner · Masculinity · Narrative · Narrative inquiry · Poison control · Silence · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Child Abuse and Trauma · Disability Rights and Representation · Gender Studies · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
Violence and injuries in South Africa
“Together, We Are Strong”
The Sexual Politics of Disabled Masculinity
Purposeful Sampling for Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis in Mixed Method Implementation Research
Intimate partner violence among women with and without disabilities
How people with disabilities experience programs to prevent intimate partner violence across four countries
Narrative Methods for the Human Sciences
Negotiating Gender and Personhood in the New South Africa
When identities collide
If the Man Says you Must Sit, Then you Must Sit
Sexual Intimacy Constructions of Heterosexual Couples Living in a Low-Income, “Colored,” Farmworker Community in South Africa
Men in the Remaking
Intimacy, intercourse and adjustments
It Went to the Very Heart of Who I Was as a Woman
Women's Healing Journey From Intimate Partner Violence
The epidemiology of rape and sexual coercion in South Africa
A Qualitative Exploration of Why Faith Matters in African American Marriages and Families
Saved from hegemonic masculinity? Charismatic Christianity and men's responsibilization in South Africa
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |