Reconstructing paedophilia: an analysis of current discourses and the construct of close relationships

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dc.contributor.advisorPetty, C.
dc.contributor.authorNaude, Jonelleen_ZA
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Psychology.
dc.date.accessioned2006-11-13T08:19:55Zen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-01T09:04:56Z
dc.date.available2006-11-13T08:19:55Zen_ZA
dc.date.available2010-06-01T09:04:56Z
dc.date.issued2005-12en_ZA
dc.descriptionThesis (MSc (Psychology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2005.
dc.description.abstractThere is a growing need for research to facilitate a better understanding of paedophilia. This study aims to make a contribution in this regard by providing an analysis of current discourses in paedophilia research as well as a phenomenological exploration of how the male paedophile constructs his close relationships with children. Analysis reveals how the dominant positivist approach to paedophilia research embeds and perpetuates moral and often prejudicial positions that in turn influence the validity of empirical findings and theory, and tend to marginalise contradictory evidence. In an attempt to circumvent these obstacles, it is argued that the psychological need to form close relationships is a universal one.en_ZA
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/3048
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherStellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch
dc.rights.holderUniversity of Stellenbosch
dc.subjectInterpersonal relationsen
dc.subjectChild molesters -- Psychologyen
dc.subjectPedophilia -- Psychological aspectsen
dc.subjectDissertations -- Psychologyen
dc.subjectTheses -- Psychologyen
dc.titleReconstructing paedophilia: an analysis of current discourses and the construct of close relationshipsen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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