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“Not Used But Almost…”—A Gender and Agency Analysis of the Grey Zone Between Consensual and Nonconsensual Sexual Intercourse.
- Source :
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Health Care for Women International . Jul2015, Vol. 36 Issue 7, p768-783. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Rape is a widespread but underreported problem among women. In this article I explore the complexities surrounding the fine line between consensual and nonconsensual sexual intercourse, by studying a rape through which a young woman was infected with HIV. I provide an analysis of how to understand and interpret this episode by applying a gender perspective based on patriarchy—namely, women's submissive position in heterosexual situations compared with men—and the concept of agency, that is, the individual's own decision-making ability, own choices, and different courses of action available, to outline the frame of action available to the informant. The inclusion of agency and a gender perspective offers new dimensions on how to understand and give meaning to narratives that are seldom told. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *HIV infection transmission
*RAPE & psychology
*SEXUAL intercourse
*CONTROL (Psychology)
*DECISION making
*EXPERIENCE
*FEMINIST criticism
*GROUNDED theory
*SEXUAL health
*INFORMED consent (Medical law)
*INTERVIEWING
*CASE studies
*POWER (Social sciences)
*RESEARCH funding
*RISK-taking behavior
*SELF-efficacy
*GENDER role
*SEXISM
*VICTIMS
*WOMEN'S health
*ANAL sex
*NARRATIVES
*THEMATIC analysis
*SEXUAL partners
*ATTITUDES toward sex
*PSYCHOLOGY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07399332
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Health Care for Women International
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 103309091
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2014.900063