Clerical Conduct Related to the Perpetuation of Child Sexual Abuse in Pennsylvania Catholic Dioceses: A Developing Framework

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dc.contributor.advisorRoy, Kevinen_US
dc.contributor.authorBritto, Crystelen_US
dc.contributor.departmentFamily Studiesen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-02T05:34:59Z
dc.date.available2019-10-02T05:34:59Z
dc.date.issued2019en_US
dc.description.abstractThroughout his papacy, Pope Francis reiterated that clericalism played a major role in the global Catholic sexual abuse crisis. Research has not been able to back this claim due to lack of data on cultural and structural elements that have contributed to the various crises. The present study aims to fill this gap in research by examining narratives regarding clerical sexual abuse and seeks to explore themes contributing to a framework of abuse. Qualitative data analysis was conducted by examining the 40th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury Report of Pennsylvania, focusing on correspondence between various actors regarding 12 priests in Pennsylvania and their involvement in child sexual abuse. Using grounded theory with elements of narrative analysis, the study seeks to explore themes of belief, behavior and emotion of clergy between 1930-2016. The results provide insight into the nature of the Catholic Church’s involvement in the perpetuation of child sexual abuse.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/tvil-bslf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/25201
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledClergyen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledIndividual & family studiesen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledSocial researchen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCatholicen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledchild sex abuseen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledclergyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledframeworken_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledinstitutionen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledPennsylvaniaen_US
dc.titleClerical Conduct Related to the Perpetuation of Child Sexual Abuse in Pennsylvania Catholic Dioceses: A Developing Frameworken_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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