Citation

van Niekerk TJ, Boonzaier FA. Violence Against Women 2016; 22(3): 271-291.

Affiliation

University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801214555473

PMID

25341539

Abstract

This qualitative study investigates the discourses that men used when talking about their experiences of attending a Duluth-cognitive-behavioral-therapy (CBT) domestic violence program in Cape Town, South Africa. Data were collected from 12 men who were recruited from three programs. A discourse analysis of interviews revealed that men drew upon various dominant discourses of masculinity that may reinforce the subordination of, control over, and violence against women. Our findings from this study contribute to the debate surrounding the Duluth model's effectiveness in South Africa by questioning its successes in transforming violent masculinity.

Language: en