Browsing Magister Artium - MA (Women and Gender Studies) by Author "Faculty of Arts"
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The contemporary construction of the causality of HIV/AIDS :a discourse analysis and its implications for understanding national policy statements on the epidemic in South Africa
Judge, Melanie (University of the Western Cape, 2005)This study was concerned with the social construction of HIV/AIDS at the policy level in contemporary South Africa, and how such constructions shape the manner in which the epidemic is understood in popular discourse. -
Experiences of rural girls in a historically dominated organisation: scouts in Mpumalanga, Western Cape and Eastern Cape
Van Staden, Maria (University of the Western Cape, 2006)This study explores the experiences of young rural girls in scouting practices, who reside in the rural areas of Mpumalanga, Western and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. This exploratory study draws special reference ... -
An exploration of the stigma experienced by women who are living with HIV/AIDS
Roman, Gail Sandra (University of the Western Cape, 2006)The effects of the spread of HIV/AIDS place a great burden on women and children, who will probably suffer most in terms of social and economic deprivation. Since HIV/AIDS is linked to social taboos such as sexuality, drug ... -
Lesbians and the right to equality: Perceptions of people in a local Western Cape community
Sanger, Nadia (University of the Western Cape, 2001)When lesbians, as women divert from social norms and reject the compulsory heterosexual norm, they are either punished through legal systems for transgressing patriarchial structures or not recognised at all. As women, ... -
Perceptions of empowerment: a study of muslim women living in the greater Cape Town Metropole
Abrahams, Zulfa (University of the Western Cape, 2011)This thesis is a small scale in depth exploration into the perceptions of power held by eight Muslim women residing in the Cape Town Metropole area. Using a Qualitative Feminist approach the study aimed to explore and shed ... -
Perceptions of the veil among a group of Sudanese women: a qualitative study
Wani, Catherine (University of the Western Cape, 2004)The Islamic dress code has been forcibly imposed on the women in Sudan, since 1983, and many feminists researchers have criticized the practices of the veil as a tool to oppress women. This study aimed to explore a group ...