Browsing Women and Gender Studies by Author "Faculty of Arts"
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An exploratory study of experiences of parenting among a group of school-going adolescent mothers in a South African township
Ngabaza, Sisa (University of the Western Cape, 2010)This study explored adolescent girls' subjective experiences of being young mothers in school, focusing on their personal and interpersonal relationships within their social contexts. Participants included 15 young black ... -
The construction of masculinity and risk-taking behaviour among adolescent boys in seven schools in the Western Cape
Jeftha, Alethea (University of the Western Cape, 2006)The term, risk-taking, has often been used to describe some of the behaviours and their associated negative outcomes occurring during adloscence. Statistics have shown that South Africa has one of the highest rates of ... -
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. -
Creating 'space' for publication: challenges faced by women academic staff members at historically Black South African universities
Maurtin-Cairncross, Anita (University of the Western Cape, 2003)In this study an attempt was made to explore the challenges with regard to publications experienced by academic women at three selected Historically Black Universities (HBUs). Although based predominantly within a feminist ... -
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 ... -
An exploratory study of women's experiences and place in the church: a case study of a parish in the Church of the Province of Southern Africa (CPSA), diocese of Cape Town
Sparrow, Isabel (University of the Western Cape, 2006)This mini-thesis is a small-scale exploratory case study into the experiences of eight mature women members of a particular parish in the Church of the Province of Southern Africa (CPSA) situated in the Diocese of Cape ... -
Gender-aware policy and planning: a feminist analysis of aspects of the Mental Health Care Bill, 2000 and the Skills Development Act, 1998
Orner, Phyllis (University of the Western Cape, 2000)No abstract available. -
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, ... -
Narratives of constructing as gay and having relationships in contemporary South Africa
Henderson, Neil (University of the Western Cape, 2010)This study examined how gay men construct a gay identity and have relationships within a heteronormative (Kritzinger, 2005) society in South Africa. The impact of this study is that homophobia continues to persist within ... -
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 ... -
Women Parliamentarians perceptions of political influence in the South African Parliament
Angevine, Sara (University of the Western Cape, 2006)In this study, I examine how women Parliamentarians understand their political influence within the South African Parliament and what environmental factors contribute to this understanding. Currently, South Africa is a ...