Identifying an epistemology of hope through researching woman-to-woman rape and sexual assault

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Abstract

This auto/biographical account details my experience of generating what I would term an “Epistemology of Hope” through researching the traumatic experience of woman-to-woman rape and sexual assault. I focus on the recommendations (i.e., what we would hope to have happen) of myself and my respondents, as an outcome of engaging in my doctoral research. I suggest that woman-to-woman rape and sexual assault victim/survivors must be regarded as the owners and creators of knowledge regarding how best to respond to their needs and to the very reality of woman-to-woman rape and sexual assault.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-25
Number of pages25
JournalQualitative Research in Psychology
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Jun 2018

Keywords

  • Auto/biography
  • epistemology
  • hope
  • methodologies
  • occupational science
  • rape
  • sexual assault
  • victim/survivors
  • woman-to-woman

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