Publication Cover
Politikon
South African Journal of Political Studies
Volume 38, 2011 - Issue 2
458
Views
2
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Articles

Sexual Violence: Mythology, Infant Rape and the Limits of the Political

Pages 257-274 | Published online: 24 Aug 2011

References

  • Abrahams , N. , Jewkes , R. , Hoffman , M. and Laubsher , R. 2004 . Sexual Violence Against Intimate Partners in Cape Town: Prevalence and Risk Factors Reported by Men . Bulletin of the World Health Organization , 82 ( 5 ) : 330 – 337 .
  • Altbeker , A. 2007 . A Country at War with Itself , Cape Town : Jonathan Ball Publishers .
  • Andersson, N., Mhatre, S., Mqotsi, N., and Penderis, M. (1998), Prevention of Sexual Violence: a Social Audit of the Role of the Police in the Jurisdiction of Johannesburg's Southern Metropolitan Council (CIET Africa in collaboration with the Southern Metropolitan Council, Pretoria).
  • Andersson , N. , Mhatre , S. , Naidoo , S. , Mayet , N. , Mqotsi , M. , Penderis , M. , Onishi , J. , Myburgh , M. and Merhi , N. 2000 . Beyond Victims and Villains: The Culture of Sexual Violence in South Johannesburg , Johannesburg : CIET-Africa .
  • Bergesen , A. J. 1977 . Political Witch Hunts: The Sacred and the Subversive in Cross-National Perspective . American Sociological Review , 42 : 220 – 233 . April
  • Bird , W. and Spurr , N. 2004 . “ Media Representations of Baby Rape: the Case of “Baby Tshepang” . In Sexual Abuse of Young Children in Southern Africa , Edited by: Richter , L. , Dawes , A. and Higson-Smith , C. Cape Town : HSRC Press .
  • Bowker , L. H. 1998 . Masculinities and Violence , London : Sage .
  • Butler , J. 1990 . Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity , London : Routledge .
  • Campbell , A. 1993 . Out of Control: Men, Women and Aggression , London : Pandora .
  • Cock , J. 2001 . “ Gun Violence and Masculinity in Contemporary South Africa ” . In Changing Men in Southern Africa , Edited by: Morrell , R. Scottsville : University of Natal Press .
  • Connell , R. W. 1995 . Masculinities , Cambridge : Polity .
  • Cooper , A. and Foster , D. 2008 . Democracy's Children? Masculinities of Coloured Adolescents Awaiting Trial in Post-Apartheid Cape Town, South Africa . Thymos: Journal of Boyhood Studies , 2 ( 1 ) : 3 – 25 .
  • Dawes , A. , Richter , L. and Higson-Smith , C. 2004 . “ Confronting the Problem ” . In Sexual Abuse of Young Children in Southern Africa , Edited by: Richter , L. , Dawes , A. and Higson-Smith , C. Cape Town : HSRC Press .
  • Derrida , J. 1992 . “ Force of Law: The “Mystical Foundation of Authority” . In Deconstruction and the Possibility of Justice , Edited by: Cornell , D. , Rosenfeld , M. and Carlson , D. New York : Routledge .
  • Durkheim , E. 1965 . The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life , New York : Free Press .
  • Dixon , L. and Browne , K. 2003 . The Heterogenity of Spouse Abuse: A Review . Aggression and Violent Behaviour , 8 : 107 – 30 .
  • Earl-Taylor, M. (2002), HIV/AIDS, the Stats, the Virgin Cure and Infant Rape (Medical Research Council), http://www.scienceinafrica.co.za/2002/april/ virgin.htm
  • Gear , S. 2005 . “ Rules of Engagement: Structuring Sex and Damage in Men's Prisons and Beyond ” . In Men Behaving Differently , Edited by: Reid , G. and Walker , L. Cape Town : Double Storey .
  • Girard , R. 1977 . Violence and the Sacred , Baltimore, MD : The Johns Hopkins University Press .
  • Girard , R. 1987 . “ Generative Scapegoating ” . In Violent Origins: Ritual Killing and Cultural Formation , Edited by: Burket , W. , Girard , R. and Smith , J.Z. Palo Alto, CA : Stanford University Press .
  • Guma , M. and Henda , N. 2004 . “ The Socio-cultural Context of Child Abuse: a Betrayal of Trust ” . In Sexual Abuse of Young Children in Southern Africa , Edited by: Richter , L. , Dawes , A. and Higson-Smith , C. Cape Town : HSRC Press .
  • Harris , A. 2000 . Gender, Violence, Race, and Criminal Justice . Stanford Law Review , 52 ( 4 ) : 777 – 807 .
  • Hearn , J. and Whitehead , A. 2006 . Men's Domestic Violence to Women Seen Through Men's Relations with Men . Probation Journal , 53 ( 1 ) : 38 – 56 .
  • Hirschowitz , R. , Worku , S. and Orkin , M. 2000 . Quantative Research Findings on Rape in South Africa , Pretoria : Statistics South Africa .
  • Jewkes , R. 2004 . “ Child Sexual Abuse and HIV Infection ” . In Sexual Abuse of Young Children in Southern Africa , Edited by: Richter , L. , Dawes , A. and Higson-Smith , C. Cape Town : HSRC Press .
  • Jewkes , R. and Abrahams , N. 2002 . The Epidemiology of Rape and Sexual Coercion in South Africa: an Overview . Social Science and Medicine , 55 : 1231 – 1244 .
  • Jewkes , R. , Sikweyiya , Y. , Morrell , R. and Dunkle , K. 2009 . Understanding Men's Health and Use of Violence: Interface of Rape and HIV in South Africa , Pretoria : Medical Research Council South Africa .
  • Kane-Berman, J. (2007), ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’, in: Fast Facts No. 11, 2007 (Pretoria: South African Institute of Race Relations).
  • Kimmel , M. 2001 . “ Masculinity as Homophobia: Fear, Shame, and Silence in the Construction of Gender Identity ” . In The Masculinities Reader , Edited by: Whitehead , S. and Barret , F. Cambridge : Polity .
  • Lau, U. (2009), Fact Sheet: Intimate Partner Violence, MRC-UNISA Crime, Violence and Injury Lead Programme (Cape Town).
  • Loeschut , L. and Burton , P. 2006 . National Youth Victimization Survey (Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention, Monograph Series, Cape Town)
  • Moffett , H. 2006 . These Women, They Force Us to Rape Them: Rape as Narrative of Social Control in Post-Apartheid South Africa . Journal of Southern African Studies , 32 ( 1 ) : 129 – 44 .
  • Moore , H. L. 1994 . A Passion for Difference: Essays in Anthropology and Gender , Bloomington : Indiana University Press .
  • Morrell , R. 2001 . “ The Times of Change: Men and Masculinity in South Africa ” . In Changing Men in Southern Africa , Edited by: Morrell , R. Scottsville : University of Natal Press .
  • Ngesi, V. (2002), ‘I Watched My Boyfriend Rape Baby Tshepang’, 23 July, www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=ct20020723213218937T215274
  • Niehaus , I. 2005 . “ Masculine Domination in Sexual Violence: Interpreting Accounts of Three Cases of Rape in the South African Lowveld ” . In Men Behaving Differently , Edited by: Reid , G. and Walker , L. Cape Town : Double Storey .
  • O'Sullivan , C. 1998 . “ Ladykillers: Similarities and Divergences of Masculinities in Gang Rape and Wife Battery ” . In Masculinities and Violence , Edited by: Bowker , L. H. London : Sage .
  • Olivier , K. 2000 . Theoretical Explanations for Parent Abuse . Acta Criminologica , 13 ( 2 ) : 46 – 56 .
  • Petersen , I. , Bhana , A. and McKay , M. 2005 . Sexual Violence and Youth in South Africa: The Need for Community-Based Prevention Interventions . Child Abuse and Neglect , 29 : 1233 – 1248 .
  • Posel , D. 2005 . The Scandal of Manhood: “Baby Rape” and the Politicization of Sexual Violence in Post-apartheid South Africa . Culture, Health & Sexuality , 7 ( 3 ) : 239 – 252 .
  • Rasool , S. , Vermaak , K. , Pharoah , R. , Louw , A. and Stavrou , A. 2003 . Violence Against Women: A National Survey , Pretoria : Institute for Security Studies .
  • Richter , L. and Higson-Smith , C. 2004 . “ The Many Kinds of Sexual Abuse of Young Children ” . In Sexual Abuse of Young Children in Southern Africa , Edited by: Richter , L. , Dawes , A. and Higson-Smith , C. Cape Town : HSRC Press .
  • Robinson , S. 2000 . Marker Men: White Masculinity in Crisis , New York : Columbia University Press .
  • Seedat , M. , Van Niekerk , A. , Jewkes , R. , Suffla , S. and Ratele , K. 2009 . Violence and Injuries in South Africa: Prioritising an Agenda for Prevention . The Lancet , 374 : 1011 – 1022 .
  • Sigsworth , R. 2009 . Anyone Can Be a Rapist…: An Overview of Sexual Violence in South Africa , Braamfontein : Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation .
  • Townsend , L. and Dawes , A. 2004 . “ Individual and Contextual Factors Associated with the Sexual Abuse of Children Under 12: a Review of Recent Literature ” . In Sexual Abuse of Young Children in Southern Africa , Edited by: Richter , L. , Dawes, , A. and Higson-Smith , C. Cape Town : HSRC Press .
  • Vetten , L. and Haffejee , S. 2005 . Gang Rape: a Study in Inner-City Johannesburg . SA Crime Quarterly , 12 : 31 – 36 .
  • Whitehead , A. 2005 . Man to Man Violence: How Masculinity May Work as a Dynamic Risk Factor . The Howard Journal , 44 ( 4 ) : 411 – 422 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.