Access to sexual violence services for underserved communities in Southern Alberta

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dc.contributor.authorBastien, Aleah
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorWilliams, Carol
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-14T21:14:15Z
dc.date.available2024-08-14T21:14:15Z
dc.date.issued2024-02-20
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines accessibility to sexual violence services for 2SLGBTQIA+ and faith affirmed communities in Southern Alberta. My central research question was: what is the current state of accessibility to sexual violence services for underserved communities in Lethbridge and surrounding rural communities? The limited scope of inclusion within the scholarship I reviewed meant I was unable to explore a wide range of diverse experiences and how different facets of identity may contribute to increased vulnerability of experiencing sexual violence. Using a combination of praxis and embodiment as methodologies, I conducted eight individual interviews with participants who self- identified as either 2SLGBTQIA+ and/or faith affirmed. Following the completion of each interview, as well as the transcribing process, I deployed intersectional and queer theoretical frameworks to find common themes throughout each of my conversations with participants. I found common themes relating to the normalization of sexual violence, through sites of indoctrination and structures of inequity. I also found a common theme surrounding access and affirming sexual violence services in Southern Alberta. To demonstrate the commonalities identified, experiences and/or examples are pulled directly from my conversations with participants. These experiences and examples are then used to detail pathways forward.
dc.embargoNo
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/6855
dc.language.isoen
dc.proquest.subject0453
dc.proquestyesYes
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Women and Gender Studies
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Women and Gender Studies
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Science
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)
dc.subjectSexual violence services
dc.subject2SLGBTQIA+
dc.subjectFaith affirmed communities
dc.subjectResource access
dc.subjectUnderserved communities
dc.subjectSouthern Alberta
dc.subject.lcshSex crimes--Alberta, Southern
dc.subject.lcshSexual abuse victims--Care--Alberta, Southern
dc.subject.lcshSexual abuse victims--Services for--Alberta, Southern
dc.subject.lcshDissertations, Academic
dc.titleAccess to sexual violence services for underserved communities in Southern Alberta
dc.typeThesis
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