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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Patriarchal Ideologies"”.
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Re-constructing identity through language and vision in Margaret Atwood's Surfacing and Cat's Eye
… for these binary categories are based on patriarchal ideologies, women are the victims. The rules that govern men's and women's actions within this patriarchal system are conveyed through language and vision. Women learn social rules through communication, and these rules are reinforced …
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A Feminist Qualitative Study of Female Self-Mutilation
… occur within a social context—one rooted in patriarchal ideologies. These ideologies also seemed to influence whether the women in this study, who had been medically treated for this behavior, perceived this form of intervention as a positive or negative experience.
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Holding on: gender relations, food security and women’s options and strategies for maintaining access to land in the Acholi region of Uganda
… by her marital and parental status as framed by patriarchal ideologies and power relations. It shows that if women wish to retain and hold on to land that is socially (and sometimes, legally) meant to be ‘theirs’, they must be prepared constantly to bargain and negotiate with either their …
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Before, behind, and beyond bars: motherhood among previously incarcerated women in the Western Cape
… increase in criminal behaviour. By challenging patriarchal ideologies and focusing on the voices of participants, this research aims to inform policy and practice makers on how to better support previously incarcerated mothers by revising or creating new frameworks or policies, which will …
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Gender-based discrimination and underrepresentation of female judges in the superior courts in South Africa – a critical analysis of international and domestic laws and policies on the protection of women's rights
Gender stereotypes, patriarchal ideologies and discriminatory cultural beliefs have resulted in continuous discrimination against women in all spheres of life. Throughout the years, women around the globe were denied basic human rights such as the rights to equality, safety, dignity, education, …
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Exploring sub-Saharan African immigrant males’ experiences of gender roles and IPV in the US: A critical qualitative inquiry
… opportunities because of cultural customs and patriarchal ideologies. Using the IPV Stigmatization Model (Overstreet & Quinn, 2013), the effects of three different types of stigmas, cultural, internalized, and anticipated, are examined in SSA immigrant men who seek assistance for IPV …
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Making meaning of gender-based violence: Elite subjectivity and gender performance in a Canadian private school
… that were not afforded to “girls,” reinforcing patriarchal ideologies of entitlement, superiority, and hegemonic masculinity. I also address the hidden curriculum as a mechanism for maintaining dominant gender discourses, which enforced gender inequality and set the conditions for gender-based …
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Tragic mercies and other journeys to redemption: defining the Morrisonian tragedy
… of the tragedy that elevate Eurocentric ideologies at the expense of Black identity and subjectivity. This aesthetic challenges the portrayal of the “tragic figure,” positioning it as an inadequate trope that nullifies the complexities associated with the lived reality of Africans/African …
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"Motherhood brings Joy and Happiness", Discourses of the Ideal Mother in South Africa
This research explores the effect of mothering ideologies found in dominant discourses by examining the discourses mothers draw on when describing mothering. First-time mothers who attended perinatal care in public healthcare centres are often faced with interventions like the First 1000 Days of …
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"Motherhood brings Joy and Happiness", Discourses of the Ideal Mother in South Africa
This research explores the effect of mothering ideologies found in dominant discourses by examining the discourses mothers draw on when describing mothering. First-time mothers who attended perinatal care in public healthcare centres are often faced with interventions like the First 1000 Days of …
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Feminist voice in african women novels: evidence from Flora Nwapa’s one is enough, Calitxhe Beyala’s the sun hath looked upon me and tsitsi dangaregmba’s nervous conditions
… are able to defy all the odds against them in patriarchal societies. The female writers have given their characters a voice to challenge patriarchal ideologies in this Chapter. This Chapter also exemplifies that women too can make the right choices about their lives, family and children. …
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The construction of masculinity in male students' talk on (heterosexual) rape in South Africa: a discourse analysis
… in that they support racist, classist and patriarchal ideologies; often place the blame for rape entirely onto women, whose rights are at times ignored; and remove culpability from the perpetrators of rape. The findings of this study therefore demonstrate the importance of challenging …
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Undermining The Angelic Restrictions Of First-Wave Feminism: What The New Woman Did, Didn't, And Wouldn't Do
… century, I argue that these texts confront the patriarchal ideologies that transcribed first-wave feminism. These intertextual encounters reveal the limitations of first-wave feminist ideals and call for a transformative feminism sundered from the influence of The Angel and from the old theories …
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A Mana Wahine inquiry into indigenous governance
… embed and reflect western colonial and patriarchal ideologies. Through our colonial experiences, indigenous peoples have inherited an oppressive gender legacy entrenched in policy and legislation that is socially constructed and instructed. To survive, indigenous women have to engage, …
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Transgressive matriarchs: an exploration of female agency and resistance in South African telenovelas
… of identity, and the exercise of agency within patriarchal structures. In the analysis of The River (2018–2024), this study draws on Viraj Suparsad's (2022) concept of 'complicated femininity' to explore the moral ambiguity of Lindiwe Dikana, a complexity seldom attributed to Black matriarchal …