‘I was fully consenting’: sexual violence voiced by an adolescent girl

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Louhela
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Adolescent Girl ◽  
Recovery Process ◽  
Sexual Consent ◽  
Social Model ◽  
Listening Guide ◽  
Abusive Relationship ◽  
Long Period ◽  
The Listening Guide

In this article, I study how an adolescent girl with an institutional background voices her previous experiences of a statutory sex crime relationship. The data were generated during 2013–2017 and analysed using the Listening Guide method in order to find different contrapuntal and situated voices and contextual layers from the girl’s story.The results indicate that different temporal, situational and contextual aspects can be part of the perceptions of sexual consent and abuse. Furthermore, the impression and experiences of being cared for in an abusive relationship interrelate in how the abusive sexual experiences are voiced even after a long period of time. A concept of abusive illusion of care was introduced to describe one of the aspects related to this phenomenon and it was suggested that it should be included in Jenny Pearce’s social model of abused consent.It is proposed that sexual consent could be approached as a situated and contextualised issue and from the perspective and recovery process of the victim; and, as such, an ongoing and proceeding negotiation on consent should also be allowed afterwards. In addition, new and caring ways of creating safe connections in order to confront sexual violence without silencing any voices are needed.<br />Key messages<br /><ul><li>More nuanced knowledge is needed about especially vulnerable adolescent girls polyphonic voices about sexual consent and its connection to temporal experiences of caring.</li><br /><li>Sexual consent could be considered as an ongoing and proceeding negotiation which takes into account situational and contextual aspects.</li></ul>

Sexual violence: The sacred witness of the Church

2018 ◽  
Vol 115 (3) ◽  
pp. 362-371
Author(s):  
Elizabeth O. Pierre
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Recovery Process ◽  
Religious Community ◽  
The Church

The trauma of sexual violence is pandemic. Such trauma contributes to numerous physical and psychological symptoms that affect individuals throughout their lifespan. Survivors are most inclined to turn to their faith and their religious community for support. Given the prevalence of sexual violence and the severity of its symptoms, it is critical that the Church serve as a sacred witness to facilitate the recovery process.

Bringing together the Listening Guide and Moral Self-Definition for narrative analysis of older people’s understanding of health-related decision-making

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 594-610
Author(s):  
Kate Robins-Browne ◽  
Marilys Guillemin ◽  
Kelsey Hegarty ◽  
Victoria Jane Palmer
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Temporal Relationship ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Medical Decision ◽  
Listening Guide ◽  
Moral Self ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Listening Guide ◽  
The Relationship

Identity and decision-making are interrelated concepts, but the relationship between them is complex particularly when an unwell person’s ability to make decisions is compromised. In this article we discuss how moral self-definition (Nelson, 2001;Walker, 1987) can be used within a Listening Guide (LG) analysis to extend analysis of the temporal relationship between identity and decisions. In this project, the LG was used to analyze interviews exploring older people’s understanding of medical decision-making when the unwell person’s capacity is diminished. The second step of the LG drew attention to the participants’ expression of decision-making voices and health-related identities, but the iterative and temporal relationship between identity and decisions was less well illuminated. Therefore, we applied the theoretical framework of moral self-definition within the third listening. The focus of this article is on how moral self-definition can be integrated as a theoretical framework within the contrapuntal listening to extend the LG analysis.

“Be proactive not reactive”: Understanding gaps in student sexual consent education

2021 ◽  
pp. e20210003
Author(s):  
Brittany Thiessen ◽  
Linzi Williamson ◽  
Carie M. Buchanan
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Sexual Consent ◽  
Sexual Health Education ◽  
Healthy Sexuality ◽  
Wholistic Education ◽  
Sex Positive ◽  
Violence Prevention Programs

A growing number of universities are providing sexual violence prevention programs to students in recognizing the need for this programming. While universities favour programs on singular topics aimed at preventing sexual violence, scholars have argued that comprehensive sexual health education should begin prior to entering university to better ensure safer campus communities. Further, students have expressed unmet needs regarding the sexual health education they received prior to attending university. Therefore, the current study sought to explore gaps in sexual health education as identified by university students. Participants ( N = 444) were asked to describe the consent definition they were taught in high school and from their parents, and how the sexual health education they received could have been improved. An inductive thematic analysis was used to identify six themes from the data: back to consent education basics, you have the power to set boundaries, staying safe in sexual situations, take a sex-positive approach with sex education, wholistic education on consent-based relations, and practical recommendations for providing sex education. Findings highlight that participants desired a more wholistic approach to their sexual health education that included practical components on healthy sexuality. Notably, participants relayed how proper sexual health education may have prevented experiences of sexual violence they had. Thus, it is essential to continue exploring how best to provide comprehensive sexual health education to adolescents.

The listening guide: voice-centred-relational analysis of private subjectivities

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Hutton ◽  
Charlotte Lystor
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Listening Guide ◽  
Family Research ◽  
Relational Dynamics ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Private Location ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Relations Of Power ◽  
The Listening Guide

Purpose This paper focuses on the analytical importance of voice and the value of listening and representing voices in private contexts. It highlights the under-theorised position of relationality in family research. The paper introduces the listening guide as a unique analytical approach to sharpen researchers’ understanding of private experiences and articulations. Design/methodology/approach This is a conceptual and technical paper. It problematises voice, authority and analytical representation in the private location of family and examines how relational dynamics interact with the subtleties of voice in research. It also provides a practical illustration of the listening guide detailing how researchers can use this analytical approach. Findings The paper illustrates how the listening guide works as an analytical method, structured around four stages and applied to interview transcript excerpts. Practical implications The listening guide bridges private and public knowledge-making, by identifying competing voices and recognises relations of power in family research. It provides qualitative market researchers with an analytical tool to hear changes and continuities in participants’ sense of self over time. Social implications The paper highlights how peripheral voices and silence can be analytically surfaced in private domains. A variety of studies and data can be explored with this approach, however, research questions involving vulnerable or marginal experiences are particularly suitable. Originality/value The paper presents the listening guide as a novel analytic method for researching family life – one, which recovers the importance of voice and serves as a means to address the lack of debate on voice and authority in qualitative market research. It also highlights the under-theorised position of relationality in tracing the multiple subjectivities of research participants. It interrupts conventional qualitative analysis methods, directing attention away from conventional coding and towards listening as an alternative route to knowledge.

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