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008			110331s2006 eng
040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_aO'Neill, Jacqueline _91840
245			_a'She asked for it' : _ba textual analysis of the re-negotiation of the meaning of rape in the 1970s-1980s _cO'Neill, Jacqueline
246			_bA thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in History at Massey University, 2006.
260			_aPalmerston North, N.Z. _bMassey University _c2006
300			_a101 p.
365			_a00 _b0
520			_aThis thesis examines the historical shift in the dominant meaning or discursive construction of rape in New Zealand society from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, and in particular, the role feminists played in it. The thesis explores discursive themes in a chronological framework. The 'rules formation' or the contexts that impacted on, and were impacted upon, by discourse on sex, gender and rape are examined, first in the mid-1970s when the legal discourse was informed by medical and psychoanalytical knowledge, and then in the mid-1980s when new possibilities expanded the discourse. The dominant meaning of rape is identified through an analysis of statute law and social and legal practices, and its impact upon the experiences of women, rape victims and perpetrators is examined. A shift in the meaning of sexual violence from the feminists perspective is examined and 'speaking out' or the un-silencing of women as a form of resistance is discussed. The other voices contesting the dominant construction of rape, and how the government responded to these, are discussed in relation to the political construction of rape, and its impact upon rape victims and the experience of women is examined. The Rape Law Reform Bills No.1 (1983) and No. 2 (1984), and public submissions responding to them, are discussed including topics such as spousal immunity and the 'degenderisation' of rape. The reforms as they were enacted in 1985 are analysed in relation to the limits of their impact on the lives of rape victims and all women. The author concludes that, despite its many shortcomings, the 1985 legislative reform provided a number of legal advances for women and victims of rape. The author argues however that feminist action in relation to the sexual violence discourse was the major contributory factor in broadening the public discourse on rape.
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650	2	7	_2FVC _aCHILD WELFARE _9124
650	2	7	_2FVC _aCHILDREN AT RISK _9131
650	2	7	_2FVC _aGENDER _9269
650	2	7	_2FVC _aJUSTICE _9333
650	2	7	_2FVC _aRAPE _9488
650	2	7	_2FVC _aSTATUTES _9578
650	2	4	_aVICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9624
650	2	7	_2FVC _aVICTIMS _9622
650	2	7	_2FVC _aWOMEN _9645
650	2	7	_9336 _aLAW _2FVC
650	2	4	_aSEXUAL VIOLENCE _9531
651	2	4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
942			_2ddc _cTHESIS
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