dc.contributor.advisor |
Meehan, Claire |
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dc.contributor.advisor |
Showden, Carisa |
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dc.contributor.author |
Joyce, Brodie Peata |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2022-11-21T01:56:30Z |
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dc.date.available |
2022-11-21T01:56:30Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2022 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/2292/61906 |
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dc.description.abstract |
This thesis explores young New Zealand (Aotearoa) men’s conceptualisations of sexual
consent. Understanding sexual consent is a key component to minimising the prevalence of sexual
violence, and whilst significant research has investigated the impacts of this form of violence
towards women, academic literature must also explore why this is occurring. Previous studies have
largely focused on young women who have experienced sexual violence; however, there has been
a recent emergence in concentration on the role of men in sexual violence prevention. Whilst there
has been an increased focus on men and their role in ending sexual violence, there are minimal
studies conducted in Aotearoa that have looked at the production and nature of their opinions and
sexual practices. This study aims to fill this gap, by exploring the influences informing young
men’s opinions and behaviours of sexual consent, and how these influences have shaped their
discourse of their sexual consent practices. The study employed qualitative, semi-structured
interviews with (n=3) heterosexual young men. Data analysis was conducted through a Feminist
Critical Discourse Analysis (FCDA) approach, within an intersectional feminist lens. The research
found young men have two main external influences which have informed and shaped their
opinions and understandings of consent, but these influences are not the sole contributors that have
formulated how they currently practice sexual consent in their long-term or casual sexual
relationships. Further to this, the research looked at the tangible methods young men use to
communicate and interpret sexual consent with their sexual partners. From this, correlations were
made between the norms perpetuated by external influences and their sexual consent
understandings. The young men’s opinions showed the nuance of sexual consent, and the
ramifications influences have on consent practices, whether subtle or overt. This thesis presents
findings that could inform future sexual violence prevention measures, by addressing the way
sexual consent is taught and conceptualised, referencing the structures in place that actively allow
sexual violence to prosper in our communities. |
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dc.publisher |
ResearchSpace@Auckland |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
Masters Thesis - University of Auckland |
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dc.relation.isreferencedby |
UoA |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.rights.uri |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/nz/ |
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dc.title |
'Please Sign Here': Exploring Young Men's Understandings of Sexual Consent |
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dc.type |
Thesis |
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thesis.degree.discipline |
Criminology |
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thesis.degree.grantor |
The University of Auckland |
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thesis.degree.level |
Masters |
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dc.date.updated |
2022-10-19T05:57:44Z |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: the author |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess |
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