Reconceptualizing de-stigmatization : a content analysis of the term ‘Minor-attracted person(s)’ on the internet forum reddit

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dc.contributor.advisor Hussain, Syed Adnan
dc.creator Chamandy, Caroline
dc.date.accessioned 2020-11-30T14:26:26Z
dc.date.available 2020-11-30T14:26:26Z
dc.date.issued 2020
dc.identifier.other HV6570 C48 2020
dc.identifier.uri http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/29474
dc.description 108 leaves : illustrations ; 29 cm
dc.description Includes abstract and appendices.
dc.description Includes bibliographical references (leaves 83-95).
dc.description.abstract The term “non-offending pedophile” describes persons who, while sexually attracted to children, have not committed, a sexual offence against a minor (Cantor & McPhail, 2016). the term minor-attracted person (MAP) grounded in recognition and personhood was implemented by psychologists to aid in the de-stigmatization of these non-offenders. A content analysis was performed to assess the perception of how users of Reddit perceived the term minor-attracted person. The analysis explores how the perception of the term minor-attracted person specifically regarding personhood, monstrosity, and the notion of the public self through a precarious and post-structuralist informed lens. The results demonstrated negative perceptions of the term MAP, based on high levels of stigma and low levels of personhood. Reddit users perceived the term minor-attracted person to be more stigmatizing, expressing the view that the term minor-attracted person is an attempt to hide and mask the true monstrous identities. en_CA
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dc.language.iso en en_CA
dc.publisher Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University
dc.subject.lcc HV6570
dc.subject.lcsh Stigma (Social psychology)
dc.subject.lcsh Pedophilia
dc.subject.lcsh Child molesters
dc.subject.lcsh Online social networks
dc.title Reconceptualizing de-stigmatization : a content analysis of the term ‘Minor-attracted person(s)’ on the internet forum reddit en_CA
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thesis.degree.name Master of Arts in Women and Gender Studies
thesis.degree.level Masters
thesis.degree.discipline Women and Gender Studies
thesis.degree.grantor Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.)
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