A rhetoric of retribution and redemption: Burke's terms for order in the drama of child sexual abuse

Schultz, Pamela D.

doi:10.1016/j.ijlp.2011.04.009

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“…On the one hand, William Marshall et al (2001) found: " [T]here is no evidence available confirming the assumption that it is necessary to overcome denial in order for treatment to be engaged" (p. 206). On the other hand, Jill Levenson and Mark Macgowan (2004), after observing 61 male sex offenders in outpatient group therapy, confirmed their hypothesis that "denial is inversely related to treatment progress" (p. 50; see also Goffman, 1963;Kennedy & Grubin, 1992;Schultz, 2011). Given this uncertainty, it is worth noting the considerable burden on and challenges faced by medical practitioners working in such programs as MSOP and supporting legal civil commitment laws in hearings and trials.…”

Section: Resistance By Accepting External Controlmentioning

confidence: 82%

Medico-Legal Collaboration Regarding the Sex Offender: Othering and Resistance

Schuster

Larson

Propen

2018

RHM

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We examined medico-legal collaboration regarding dangerous sex offenders where state legislators have adopted statutes that determine the criteria for commitment to and discharge from civil commitment programs. The application of these statutes relies on medical diagnoses of pathologies such as paraphilia, antisocial personality disorder, and pedophilia along with prognoses for cure or recidivism. In our study, we examined court opinions from commitment hearings and observed a trial in federal court on the constitutionality of these commitments. We found that one result of this medico-legal collaboration is the marginalization or othering of sex offenders by essentializing, dividing, shaming, and impeaching them. We also found that this group attempted to resist othering by rhetorical strategies such as providing evidence of change in character, distinction within the othered group, and proof of internal controls over unacceptable impulses. Finally, we discovered that such othering relies heavily on medical expertise, even though some medical practitioners may disagree with, or be hesitant in, their roles in this medico-legal collaboration.

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Section: Resistance By Accepting External Controlmentioning

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Medico-Legal Collaboration Regarding the Sex Offender: Othering and Resistance

Schuster

Larson

Propen

2018

RHM

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“…For instance, in a dramatistic analysis of guilt rhetoric in suicide notes, the researchers found that most of the individuals attempted to alleviate the feelings by believing "on the greater "good" that they believed they were accomplishing through their attempt to restore order" in their lives (Messner & Buckrop, 2000, p. 15). Similarly, if the sin or guilt were to be publicized, the conflict becomes societal concern instead which allows the society to identify with the moral disorder and either embrace or reject it (Appel, 1997;Brummett, 1984;Kaylor, 2010;McLennan, 2012;Schultz, 2011).…”

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Joel’s Self-Redemption in the Unnatural Narrative Structure of Charlie Kaufman’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

Said¹,

Termizi²,

Awang³

2021

JSSH

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This essay discusses the significance of the unnatural narrative structure in Charlie Kaufman’s screenplay Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). Oftentimes, the screenplay’s reverse chronology is studied as a backdrop to accentuate its thematic values of personal identity and memory. However, this study argued that the reverse narrative was caused by the protagonist’s self-redemption journey. To achieve this objective, two components of Kenneth Burke’s dramatism theory, dramatistic pentad and guilt-redemption cycle were utilized. The pentadic analysis explored the connection between the main characters’ actions and motives with the structure of the text while also interpreting the implication of its reverse narrative from the framework of guilt-redemption cycle. From the findings, the study affirms that the screenplay’s unnatural narrative structure i.e. reverse chronology integrally founded the narrative structure of the text by representing Joel’s regret in a sequence of guilt-redemption cycle. As a result, it showcases the versatility of dramatism theory as one of the analytical tools for narrative studies particularly on the unnatural narrative structure of screenplay texts.

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Public Health Approach to Sexual Abuse

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Schultz

2012

International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine

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A rhetoric of retribution and redemption: Burke's terms for order in the drama of child sexual abuse

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Medico-Legal Collaboration Regarding the Sex Offender: Othering and Resistance

Medico-Legal Collaboration Regarding the Sex Offender: Othering and Resistance

Joel’s Self-Redemption in the Unnatural Narrative Structure of Charlie Kaufman’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

Public Health Approach to Sexual Abuse

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