Vocabulary used by sexual offenders
Meaning and implications
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15098508 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Samuel Muchoki (Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 101-113 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13691058.2010.503971 |
| PMID | 20721766 |
| OpenAlex | W2085737324 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 23 |
This paper examines how some sexual violence offenders use culturally acquired vocabularies to describe episodes of rape. The paper is based on an analysis of 12 accounts obtained from death-row inmates in Kenya who had been convicted of violent crimes and sexual violence. The accounts were elicited while conducting a larger study to explore the individual motivations, and social and cultural factors that predispose men to acts of rape. Findings suggest that some sex offenders are immersed in normative cultural expectations about sexuality and gender and that, within this framework, they endeavour to create a picture that shifts the blame from themselves to their victims. They attempt to foster the belief that women and girls, in one way or another, provoke rape. Such vocabularies are used to trivialise and neutralise instances of rape within the wider society
Blame · Criminology · Developmental psychology · Human sexuality · Linguistics · Normative · Political science · Psychotherapist · Sexual violence · Sociology · Vocabulary · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Gender Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology
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Understanding the Perspectives and Experiences of Male Perpetrators of Sexual Violence Against Women
The language of parole
Perceptions About Survivors of Sexual Violence in Eastern Drc
Unequal egalitarianism
The Social Content of Pornography
An Interplay of Individual Motivations and Sociocultural Factors Predisposing Men to Acts of Rape in Kenya
“If a girl doesn't say ‘no’…”
The Social Construction of Rape in the Talk of a Convicted Rapist
Double Standard/Double Bind
Was It Rape? The Function of Women's Rape Myth Acceptance and Definitions of Sex in Labeling Their Own Experiences
How Ambivalent Sexism Toward Women and Men Support Rape Myth Acceptance
Co-occurrence of Rape Myth Acceptance, Sexism, Racism, Homophobia, Ageism, Classism, and Religious Intolerance
Beliefs About the Causes of Four Types of Rape
Women theorising their experiences of anger
Token resistance to sexual intercourse and consent to unwanted sexual intercourse
Behavioral Characteristics of Men Accused of Rape
Do women sometimes say no when they mean yes? The prevalence and correlates of women's token resistance to sex
Sex differences in attributions for friendly behavior
Sexual rights and sexual cultures
Convicted Rapists' Vocabulary of Motive
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2024 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |