Doctoral Dissertation Research: Mexican-American Survivors of Rape and Domestic Violence: Narrating Violence to Socio-Legal Authorities

博士论文研究：强奸和家庭暴力的墨西哥裔美国幸存者：向社会法律当局讲述暴力

• 批准号: 9709938
• 负责人: Susan Berk-Seligson
• 金额: $ 1.13万
• 依托单位: University of Pittsburgh
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-07-01 至 1998-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9709938&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Mexican; American

Berk-Seligson 9709938 This dissertation research will investigate empirically the narratives female survivors of sexual assault and of domestic violence as told to institutional authorities, in order to discover how such narratives change over the multiple tellings required by reporting a crime. More specifically, this project will examine reports made by Mexican-American women to police, victim-witness advocates, attorneys, and counselors. The research builds upon pioneering work on gender -related vi0lence and how it is talked about in institutional settings and advances the literature by analyzing the impact of culture on speaking about these topics. It examines the differences in ethnolinguistic backgrounds of interlocutors and how these background characteristics may aggravate the difficulties of reporting incidents of sexual assault and domestic violence. The research will analyze narratives structurally to locate changes that occur with repeated tellings. In addition , linguistic forms and the use of euphemistic speech will be indexed so potential misunderstandings in communication can be identified. The research will have an applied as well as a theoretical impact. %%% This dissertation research will investigate empirically the narratives female survivors of sexual assault and of domestic violence as told to institutional authorities, in order to discover how such narratives change over the multiple tellings required by reporting a crime. More specifically, this project will examine reports made by Mexican-American women to police, victim-witness advocates, attorneys, and counselors. The research builds upon pioneering work on gender -related vi0lence and how it is talked about in institutional settings and advances the literature by analyzing the impact of culture on speaking about these topics. It examines the differences in ethnolinguistic backgrounds of interlocutors and how these background characteristics may aggravate the difficulties of reporting incidents of s exual assault and domestic violence. The research will analyze narratives structurally to locate changes that occur with repeated tellings. In addition , linguistic forms and the use of euphemistic speech will be indexed so potential misunderstandings in communication can be identified. The research will have an applied as well as a theoretical impact. ***

本论文将实证调查性侵犯和家庭暴力的女性幸存者向机构当局讲述的故事，以发现这些故事如何在报告犯罪所需的多重讲述中发生变化。更具体地说，该项目将审查墨西哥裔美国妇女向警察、受害者-证人辩护律师、律师和顾问提交的报告。这项研究建立在与性别相关的暴力以及如何在制度环境中谈论它的开创性工作的基础上，并通过分析文化对谈论这些话题的影响来推进文献。它研究了对话者在民族语言背景上的差异，以及这些背景特征如何加剧报告性侵犯和家庭暴力事件的困难。本研究将分析叙事的结构，以确定重复讲述所发生的变化。此外，语言形式和委婉语的使用将被编入索引，从而可以识别交际中潜在的误解。这项研究将产生应用和理论上的影响。本论文将实证调查性侵犯和家庭暴力的女性幸存者向机构当局讲述的故事，以发现这些故事在报告犯罪所需的多重讲述中是如何变化的。更具体地说，该项目将审查墨西哥裔美国妇女向警察、受害者-证人辩护律师、律师和顾问提交的报告。这项研究建立在与性别相关的暴力以及如何在制度环境中谈论它的开创性工作的基础上，并通过分析文化对谈论这些话题的影响来推进文献。它研究了对话者在民族语言背景上的差异，以及这些背景特征如何加剧报告性侵犯和家庭暴力事件的困难。本研究将分析叙事的结构，以确定重复讲述所发生的变化。此外，语言形式和委婉语的使用将被编入索引，从而可以识别交际中潜在的误解。这项研究将产生应用和理论上的影响。＊＊＊