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| author |
Hanna R. Broome
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Humiliation and Its Impact Within a Religious Framework
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The paper argues that sexual humiliation plays an essential role in the culture of religious organizations. It is also claimed that understanding its relationship to other elements of a culture, such as hierarchy and history, requires first looking at how it has developed over time concerning broader socio-religious trends. Understanding humiliating behaviors and the distinctions between shame and humiliation are introduced. Furthermore, an interpretation of historical events is offered based on insights from studies focusing on using sexual humiliation mechanisms within religious organizations. The emotions of shame, guilt, and humiliation have long been considered significant in how people act and interact within organizations. Research on religious organizations has mainly focused on joy, hope, and love. Still, recently, emotions such as shame and humiliation have come to be recognized as unique entities with distinct effects on an individual's emotional state and performance within an organization. This paper responds to this research gap by interviewing individuals on various levels of leadership and perspectives in several religious institutions. The framework outlines how these emotions influence the broader institutional processes, ultimately leading to an ideal form of practice that can be used as awareness and training for leaders to discuss strategies to minimize shame or humiliate people accordingly. This threat of sexual humiliation has a pervasive effect on most people, especially women in the religious framework, leading them into action or conformity with the traditional dominant culture - thereby oppressing their identities and freedom of expression.
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The Theological School, Drew University
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D.Min. (2023)
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| advisor |
Traci West
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| committee |
Evalina Huggins
Sondra Coleman
Jermaine B Armour
Reginald Broadnax
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| full text | HBroome.pdf - requires Drew uLogin |
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