Telling the untellable - traditional beliefs related to violence against women in a rural Newfoundland community
Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2001. Folklore Bibliography: leaves 107-119 Through an analysis of five women's personal experience narratives, this thesis examines traditional coping strategies used by victims of violence in the Newfoundland outport of Town's Grove. I...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:theses3/153687 2023-05-15T17:23:32+02:00 Telling the untellable - traditional beliefs related to violence against women in a rural Newfoundland community Keeping, Neachel, 1971- Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Folklore Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador 2001 vii, 119 leaves Image/jpeg; Application/pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses3/id/153687 Eng eng Electronic Theses and Dissertations (15.23 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Keeping_Neachel.pdf a1539393 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses3/id/153687 The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission. Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries Abused women--Newfoundland and Labrador Violence--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Electronic thesis or dissertation 2001 ftmemorialunivdc 2015-08-06T19:20:21Z Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2001. Folklore Bibliography: leaves 107-119 Through an analysis of five women's personal experience narratives, this thesis examines traditional coping strategies used by victims of violence in the Newfoundland outport of Town's Grove. I discovered the primary coping mechanism chosen by these women was silence. Consequently, I explore the belief systems of these women in order to express the importance of silence in their lives. -- The first two chapters introduce five women growing up in rural Newfoundland and provide a definition of "rural." With a presentation of their life histories, I discuss how their lifestyles and personal experiences inform their attitudes and worldviews regarding violence against them. -- In the next chapter I draw a comparison between these women's definitions and those taken from feminist literature. A discussion of the importance of naming in defining violence against women concludes the chapter. -- Chapters four and five detail the coping strategies used by the women interviewed and review how they are often not successful strategies for change. Although resources such as the church and the law were available to women in Town's Grove, they preferred their own informal strategies such as minimization, role obstruction and silence. I conclude with a look at the long-term effects of violence on the women I interviewed. I also briefly discuss some postulated reasons why women may stay in abusive relationships. Thesis Newfoundland studies University of Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) Canada Newfoundland |
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Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2001. Folklore Bibliography: leaves 107-119 Through an analysis of five women's personal experience narratives, this thesis examines traditional coping strategies used by victims of violence in the Newfoundland outport of Town's Grove. I discovered the primary coping mechanism chosen by these women was silence. Consequently, I explore the belief systems of these women in order to express the importance of silence in their lives. -- The first two chapters introduce five women growing up in rural Newfoundland and provide a definition of "rural." With a presentation of their life histories, I discuss how their lifestyles and personal experiences inform their attitudes and worldviews regarding violence against them. -- In the next chapter I draw a comparison between these women's definitions and those taken from feminist literature. A discussion of the importance of naming in defining violence against women concludes the chapter. -- Chapters four and five detail the coping strategies used by the women interviewed and review how they are often not successful strategies for change. Although resources such as the church and the law were available to women in Town's Grove, they preferred their own informal strategies such as minimization, role obstruction and silence. I conclude with a look at the long-term effects of violence on the women I interviewed. I also briefly discuss some postulated reasons why women may stay in abusive relationships. |
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