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Morison, Tracy. ""But what story?": a narrative-discursive analysis of "white" Afrikaners' accounts of male involvement in parenthood decision-making." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002534.

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Despite the increased focus on men in reproductive research, little is known about male involvement in the initial decision/s regarding parenthood (i.e., to become a parent or not) and the subsequent decision-making that may ensue (e.g., choices about timing or spacing of births). In particular, the parenthood decision-making of “White”, heterosexual men from the middle class has been understudied, as indicated in the existing literature. In South Africa, this oversight has been exacerbated by the tendency for researchers to concentrate on “problematic” men, to the exclusion of the “boring, no

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Burger, Brian. "Exploring narratives of white male police officers serving in the South African Police Services in the Kwazulu-Natal midlands area under a new constitution a practical theological journey /." Pretoria : [S.n.], 2009. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04032009-093002/.

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Kelly, Claire. "White men speaking : an exploration of intersections, tensions and alternative ways of being white and a man in South Africa." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8024.

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It is becoming widely recognised that those at the centres of power are also responsible for social transformation. In South Africa, white men still dominate these centres. Some white men have recognised this and have taken on the task of confronting their prejudice and acknowledging their privilege, in order to forge more transformative ways of being a white man in South Africa. These ways of being, however, remain marginal. Hegemonic masculinities and whiteness continue to dominate South African society, hampering transformation. In order to counter these hegemonic ways of being, alternative

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Puttergill, Charles Hugh. "Discourse on identity : conversations with white South Africans." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1363.

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Thesis (DPhil (Sociology and Social Anthropology))--Stellenbosch University, 2008.<br>The uncertainty and insecurity generated by social transformation within local and global contexts foregrounds concerns with identity. South African society has a legacy of an entrenched racial order which previously privileged those classified ‘white’. The assumed normality in past practices of such an institutionalised system of racial privileging was challenged by a changing social, economic and political context. This dissertation examines the discourse of white middle-class South Africans on this c

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West, Mary Eileen. "White women writing white : a study of identity and representation in (post-)apartheid literatures of South Africa." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/442.

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This thesis examines aspects of identity and representation using contemporary theories and definitions emerging out of a growing body of work known as whiteness studies. The condition of whiteness as it continues to inform identity politics in post-apartheid South Africa is explored in an analysis of selected texts written by white women, to demonstrate the ways in which whiteness continues to suggest normativity. In reading a representative selection of literatures produced in contemporary South Africa by white women writers, this study aims to illustrate the ambivalence apparent in the inte

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Gartushka, Itai. "Texts in black and white: co-constructing racialised identities in post-apartheid South Africa." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32506.

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This thesis poses the following question: are post-apartheid racialised identities constructed relationally? More specifically, this thesis investigates the co-construction of black and white racialised identities within the realm of South African public discourse. To this aim, it draws on editorials and letters to the editor which appeared in the City Press and the Sunday Times newspapers from 1994 to 2011. Informed by Foucauldian Discourse Analysis, the analysis focuses on the relationality between blackness and whiteness through a consideration of two major discourses. These discourses, lab

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Goosen, Anneke. "Comparing cross-group and same-group friendships amongst white South African students at Stellenbosch University." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/6735.

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Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2011.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Friendships in general are a very powerful form of interpersonal contact, and cross-group friendships in particular have been shown to be particularly effective in promoting positive outgroup attitudes (Pettigrew & Tropp, 2006). Very few studies have compared same-group and cross-group friendships along their underlying processes. The present study aimed to explore, firstly, the differences and similarities between same-group and cross-group friendships along various interpersonal variables, including friendship length, friend

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Böhmke, Werner. "A decade of changes : Eastern Cape white commercial farmers' discourses of democracy." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2005. http://eprints.ru.ac.za/167/1/bohmke-ma.pdf.

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This paper deals with an analysis of the discursive accounts of Eastern Cape white commercial farmers on the subject of Democracy. Drawing on the theoretical perspectives of Social Constructionism and Discourse Analysis – which view individuals’ accounts of their realities as produced and informed by their particular social and historical context – the paper seeks to provide an analysis of the content of, and rhetorical strategies within the participants’ accounts and explanations. Such accounts of the social, historical and political circumstances in which Eastern Cape commercial farmers find

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Shaw, Patrick Donovan Richard. "A study of alienation and personality traits conducted among "Coloured" and white males in South Africa." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004928.

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A measure of four types and five contexts of alienation, as well as ten personality traits, was obtained via the ·application of the Alienation Test and Howarth's Personality Questionnaire. The sample (~= 195) comprised of both high school pupils and adults drawn from the local population of English and Afrikaans speaking Whites and "Coloureds" from a town in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. These six sample groups allowed for comparisons on the measures for factors such as race, age and cultural differences. The literature review showed repeated reference to the "alienation" of the "Coloured

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Smith, Timothy Byron. "The social identity and inter-group attitudes of white English- and Afrikaans-speaking adolescents." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002568.

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Issues of group identity and prejudice have played a large role in the history of South Africa. To examine differences between White English- and Afrikaans-speaking adolescents within the context of the "new" South Africa, data was collected from 553 high school students using a questionnaire which assessed aspects of these groups' perceptions of themselves (their identities), attitudes toward other racial groups (their prejudices), and beliefs about their rapidly changing socio-political environment. A discriminant function analysis conducted with these variables correctly identified group me

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Friedman, Graeme Ross. "Counter-transference phenomena in the white clinician : a hermeneutic investigation of cross-racial psychotherapy in South Africa." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17017.

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Bibliography: pages 146-155.<br>This is a psychodynamic study of the white clinician's countertransference in cross-racial psychotherapy. Available evidence indicates that racial conflicts, despite their salience in South Africa, are rarely addressed in psychotherapy practice, training or research. The research that has been conducted is reviewed and the limitations of the natural scientific paradigm are discussed. Hermeneutics - the art of interpretation - is presented as a more appropriate methodology for the study of human beings. The researcher conducted one unstructured interview with eac

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Bremridge, Carey (Carey Glenda). "Constructions of male adolescent sexuality : an exploratory study in a coloured, rural community." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/51664.

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Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2000.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Statistics indicate that not only HIV-infection and AIDS but all sexual and reproductive health problems are increasing globally. In order to address these issues the socio-cultural context in which sexual behaviour is expressed must be understood. Given that sexual health risks are compounded by socio-political and socio-economic issues, researchers must direct their focus to high-risk, low socio-economic communities. Adolescents have been identified as a prime target for sexual awareness and preventative programmes an

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Mehlomakulu, Vuyelwa. "Constructions of masculine sexuality, high risk sex and HIV/AIDS amongst young Xhosa men in South Africa." Thesis, Link to the online version, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/875.

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De, Beer Hannari. "Attitude and empathy generalisation as mediators of the secondary transfer effect amongst white South African students at Stellenbosch University." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/96892.

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Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2015<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Intergroup contact has proven to be one of the most effective ways to reduce prejudice and improve attitudes towards an outgroup (e.g., Allport, 1954; Pettigrew & Tropp, 2006). The present study investigated the extent to which positive intergroup contact (namely cross-group friendships) with coloured South African students are associated with positive attitudes towards not only coloured South Africans in general (the primary outgroup), but also towards black (African) South Africans in general (a secondary outgroup). As such, th

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Hoar, Robyn. "Strategic approach to psychotherapeutic intervention with male institutionalized white adolescents to control absconding." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15888.

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Bibliography: pages 92-98.<br>Using a systems theoretical orientation the objective of this study was to implement a strategic approach for psychotherapeutic intervention with six male institutionalized white adolescents at a local custodial school. It was hypothesized that a strategic approach would control absconding for the duration of the investigation. Surveys of the literature were undertaken to provide the background to psychotherapeutic intervention with adolescents in custodial institutions, strategic psychotherapy and absconding. Absconding was selected as the condition for evaluatin

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Harilall, Rehena Ranir. "An existential-phenomenological explication of being-a-black student at a predominantly white university, with special reference to Rhodes University." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002067.

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This study attempts to explore, theoretically and empirically, the experience of being black in a predominantly white university. It is more specifically concerned with perceived interaction between members of different cultural and ethnic groups, namely, between black and white. Using the existential-phenomenological method the experience of seven subjects, both male and female, were explicated. This explication revealed that black students become aware of their "difference" during interaction with members of the dominant white group. The black students perceive the behaviour of the white-dom

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Evans, Amelia. "The subjective well-being and experience of life roles of white employed married mothers: a multiple case study." Thesis, University of Port Elizabeth, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/290.

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The number of women who choose to combine careers and traditional roles as mothers has been increasing steadily over the last number of years. As a result, the subjective wellbeing of these women has been the focus of many research projects over the last number of years. Subjective well-being has been defined in various ways by different authors. One definition describes subjective well-being as people's evaluations of their lives, which includes happiness, pleasant emotions, life satisfaction, and a relative absence of unpleasant moods and emotions. The current study, which took the form of a

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Gibson, Alexandra Farren. "Beyond coming out: lesbians' stories of sexual identity in the context of a historically white university." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002490.

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Substantial contributions have been made by lesbian and gay developmental theorists in understanding the development of lesbian and gay sexual identities, or what has come to be known as the coming out process. “Coming out of the closet” has become a central metaphor, in western contexts, for the recognisable process gay men and lesbians undergo in order to claim a relatively stable and enduring sexual identity, while overcoming obstacles such as heterosexism. Lesbians’ sexual identities are examined in this thesis through a Foucauldian lens which is fused with a narrative-discursive perspecti

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Wessels, Philippus Jacobus. "A construction of the social identities of retired white Afrikaner ex-military (SADF) servicemen in South Africa." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/32546.

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This qualitative study, located within a postmodern and social constructionist framework, explores how the social identities of retired white Afrikaner ex-military South African Defence Force (SADF) servicemen are constructed in South Africa. It considers how retired white Afrikaner ex-military South African Defence Force (SADF) servicemen have chosen to define and experience their social identities in view of the transformed political, socio-cultural and economic landscape and dominant discourses to which they have had to adjust. The literature review describes the multiple, dynamic and s

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Van, Rensburg Eureta Janse. "A study of the relationship between personality factors and attitudes towards perceived problem animals in white small-stock farmers of the Eastern Cape." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003667.

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This study explores a possible relationship between personality factors and attitudes towards perceived problem animals in a sample of 17 white, male, full-time small- stock farmers in the Eastern Cape district of Cradock. Personality factors were analysed by means of Cattell's l6 Personality Factor Questionnaire, standardised for South Africa. Attitudes were determined by qualitative analysis of data from semi-structured interviews. Specific personality factors associated with positive and negative attitudes towards 'problem animals', including Lynx Felis caracal, eagles and vultures, were id

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Heusser, Shelly Lucien. "Mediating factors in the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and HIV Sexual risk behaviour among men who have sex with men." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1398.

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Previous studies have indicated an association between childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and an increased risk of engaging in unsafe behaviours during adulthood, including risky sexual practices. This study examined the relationship between CSA and adult HIV sexual risk behaviour among a sample of South African men who have sex with men (MSM). Potential pathological long-term mental health outcomes of CSA, including dissociation, sex-related substance abuse, depression, sexual compulsivity, impaired interpersonal communication, and over-reliance on submissive sexual scripts, were treated as variabl

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Maxwell, Justin Kennedy. "An exploration of constructions of masculinity : a narrative study of young Zulu men's stories of 'being a man'." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1015763.

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Previously understood as a fixed and universal set of behaviours social constructionists are now arguing that masculinity is contextual and fluid, reflecting a multiplicity of different understandings. Within any 'cultural environment' the discourse of masculinity, culturally and historically bound, expresses attitudes and behaviours that shape the understanding of what it means to be a man. Adopting a narrative approach and analysis this research explores the stories of six Zulu men in seeking to elicit the aspects of their masculinity and show how these men negotiate an identity 'position' f

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Horn, Stuart George. "Cultural background and Bender Visual Motor Gestalt test performance : comparison of the performance of Xhosa and white South African adolescents using the Pascal-Suttell scoring system." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1008564.

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The quality of the Bender-Gestalt performance of 22, normal, white South African male adolescents and 22, normal, Xhosa male adolescents, aged between 17 and 22 years, was investigated. The Pascal-Suttell scoring system was used. The mean score of the white adolescents was significantly below that of the Xhosa adolescents. It was found that while the mean score of the Xhosa adolescents was within one standard deviation of Pascal and Suttell's normative 'high school' mean, the mean score of the white adolescents was below that of the normative mean and not within one standard deviation of the m

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Moodley, Neermala. "Patient and practitioner perceptions of promoters and inhibitors of health seeking behaviour among African men accessing HIV health services in Kwa-Zulu Natal." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/79953.

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Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Men might benefit from opportunities specific to their needs in improving access to HIV care. This is a group vulnerable to higher morbidity and mortality than their female counterparts, due not only to poor or delayed health seeking behaviour and the culture of blame for the transmission of HIV, but probably due to neglect, inadequate or poor support by the current policies, by a gender biased research agenda, by the international research community and global health funders. Objectives: The objectives of this current stud

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Buthelezi, Buyile Celiwe. "Assessment of low HIV education programme attendance among young men in Kagiso Mogale City, Gauteng." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/80467.

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Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of the study was to establish the factors that influence young men to attend and access HIV education programme in order to improve young men’s focus on HIV education programme and to increase young men’s involvement with HIV prevention initiatives. The researcher used the qualitative research method to establish factors why young men were not attending HIV education programmes in Mogale City, Gauteng. It was found that young men are willing to attend HIV education programme that are innovative, interesti

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Li, Xinling. "Disjunctures within conventional knowledge of black male homosexual identity in contemporary South Africa." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003085.

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This thesis provides a sociological understanding of how conventional knowledge of sexuality negates the identity formation of black gay men in contemporary South Africa. It investigates the coming out experiences of six black gay men in order to reveal the disjunctures between being black and being gay. The theoretical formation of disjuncture is pursued through examining a number of sociological, historical, psychoanalytical, and feminist approaches to identity, sexuality, and society; featuring specifically the theories of George Herbert Mead, Michel Foucault, and Judith Butler. The chosen

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Jephtha, Angelo Charl. "Exploring the constructions of a masculine identity amongst adolescent boys in the Western Cape." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/86638.

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Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Violence in South Africa is a serious problem and young men have been and still are the driving force behind the high levels of violence in South Africa. Although young men commit the most violence researchers have largely neglected the critical examination of young men and their association with violence. This study set out to examine this phenomenon by conducting focus group and group interviews with 23 adolescent boys between the ages of 14-16. The boys were selected from two schools in the Cape region. Two focus groups and on

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Skinner, Kerry. "The quality of life of three men with autism spectrum disorders living in a group home: a case study." Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2192.

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Thesis (MEdPsych (Educational Psychology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009.<br>This thesis focused on three adults with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who are living in a group home in Cape Town. The purpose of this exploratory study was to explore and describe the three occupants' perceived quality of life and their experiences of living in the group home. The group home was established in 2005 as a pioneering project by Autism Western Cape, a regional non-profit organisation (NGO). It is designed for adults with high-functioning ASD who require low care. In this interpretative study, a m

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Daniels, Peter Isaac. "Perceptions of sexual harassment amongst university students : a case study of the South African Military Academy." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52991.

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Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2002.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Tertiary institutions worldwide as well as locally have investigated sexual harassment on their campuses. This was done partly because of the negative consequences of sexual harassment on students and staff, particularly their work performance. Incidents of sexual harassment reported at universities range from rape and sexual assault to threats and sexist remarks by lecturers. When researching this phenomenon, difficulty is normally encountered partly due to the uncertainty that surrounds this activity. This is because

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Drummond, Michelle Leigh. "An experiential profile of initial romantic attraction for white, heterosexual, South African men : a phenomenological study." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/10201.

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M.A. (Clinical Psychology)<br>Initial romantic attraction is a universal social phenomenon and can broadly be defined as the awareness for the potential of a long-term romantic relationship or the positive regard an individual has for another. In essence, it is the initial feelings an individual has toward a potential mate. Due to the significance of romantic relationships it is a well-researched topic however, most existing studies on the topic are quantitative in nature focusing on testing specific theories or principles. Consequently a qualitative study focusing on the experience of initial

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"Emotional stability/instability and ingestive disorders in males." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/5680.

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M.A.<br>The aim of this study was to investigate possible differences in the six facets of the Neuroticism subscale of the NEO Personality Inventory Revised (measuring Emotional Stability / Instability) in relation to two eating disorder inventories, namely the EDI (Eating Disorder Inventory) and the EI (Eating Inventory) in males. The six facets of the Neuroticism scale are Anxiety, Angry Hostility, Depression, Impulsiveness, Self-Consciousness and Vulnerability. Based on the literature review, it was hypothesised that males with differential Neuroticism scores would show different scores on

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Zietsman, Derek. "Performing masculinities in the iconographies of selected white South African male artists." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8888.

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M.Tech. (Fine Art)<br>In this research I explore performances of white South African masculinities in select works by the South African artists, Anton Kannemeyer and William Kentridge, as well as in my body of practical work. The primary aim of this study is to investigate the nature of performances of white masculinities depicted in the selected visual texts. The term 'performances', in the context of this study, refers to Judith Butler's (1990, 2004) concept of gender as performed identities, as free-floating, unconnected to an 'essence'. Within the context of gender performativity, I apply

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Bright, Debra. "Constructs of homosexual identities : an exploration of the narratives of six white, South African homosexual men." Thesis, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/4344.

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This qualitative study, informed by narrative and social constructionist theory, aimed to engage with the tensions and complexities emerging from the narratives of six white, South African homosexual men, of two different age-groups (older and younger). The intention was to assess the extent to which time-constrained understandings of homosexuality - as sin, sickness and adaptive choice - have impacted on the lived experience of these homosexuals. It was found that all-independent of era - refer to internalised homophobia. It was discovered, however, that due to freedom of the press, and psych

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Beetar, Matthew. "From homo to pomo : 'gay identity' amongst young white men in contemporary South Africa." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/7999.

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This project argues that there is a 'lacuna' in the representation of the demographic understood as 'young, white, urban, gay men' in contemporary South Africa. Whilst mediated popular representations of this demographic exist, these representations perpetuate a transnationalised, commercialised sense of identity – which in turn masks authentically local experiences. There are no literary representations of this demographic which speak to local experiences of support structures, community, identity, and ethics in a post-apartheid context. By deconstructing the label of 'gay' this project maps

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Rautenheimer, Desireé Z. "The friendships of young men." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/7793.

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This study on the friendships of young men aimed to explore how young men perceive and experience their friendships. It also sought to understand whether and how young men negotiate issues of care and support in their friendships. The sample consisted of 10 students aged between 18 and 25 years old. The study was guided by a qualitative design. Semi - structured in - depth interviews were conducted with the young men. Thematic analysis was used as the method of data analysis. It was found that young men value elements within their friendships such as the opportunity to confide personal informa

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Rautenheimer, Desiree Z. "The friendships of young men." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/7793.

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This study on the friendships of young men aimed to explore how young men perceive and experience their friendships. It also sought to understand whether and how young men negotiate issues of care and support in their friendships. The sample consisted of 10 students aged between 18 and 25 years old. The study was guided by a qualitative design. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with the young men. Thematic analysis was used as the method of data analysis. It was found that young men value elements within their friendships such as the opportunity to confide personal information

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Nkosi, Thokozani Samuel. "The challenge of the black middle-class men in negotiating the elusive masculine identities." Thesis, 2017. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/23824.

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Research Report: Masters in psychology - Coursework and research report , 07 June 2017<br>The study investigated the challenges that black middle class men experience in negotiating the masculine identities within the South African context. The adopted understanding was that of Connell in that there are many ways of being a man. The findings were that men are given a standard or expectations to live by but there are never guided on how to go about meeting them. This was portrayed by the interwoven themes and discourse that in some instances work against each other and render the black middle

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Townsend, Anthony. "Exploring high-performing male psychology students' narratives of identity : telling tales of men defying hegemony." Thesis, 2014.

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This study explores high-performing male psychology students’ narratives of identity. The rationale for undertaking this study is that men presently represent a shrinking minority within the academic and professional practice of psychology in South Africa. While much quantitative research has noted gendered trends within the field, there remains a paucity of qualitative data on these men’s thoughts and experiences within the South African context. A narrative research design, underpinned by an interpretative phenomenological epistemology, was employed to explore this topic in a participant-led

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Plug, Simone Nikki. ""Man, your penis is ashamed of you" : discursive constructions of young South African men's ideal masculine body-images." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/9374.

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Socio-cultural constructions of the way in which individuals perceive their own bodies are a fundamental aspect of personal identity, and how people view and pursue their relations with others, and how they determine their position and role in society. Contemporary South African consumer culture, facilitated by globalisation, has promoted increasingly homogenous, unrealistic norms regarding what constitutes a “desirable” person. The aim of this study is to explore young men’s accounts of ideal masculine body-image and discuss the implications that these constructions have on their identities.

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Swanepoel, Andrew Peter. "Repositioning the problematic gender formation of a generation of white South African men through performance art." Diss., 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25347.

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An overview of global statistics on violence, country to country and worldwide, indicates that men are the main perpetrators of violence in our societies. Furthermore, the behavioural traits of risk-taking and self-harm are also associated with men. It is my contention that the formative processes involved in gender identity are at the root of these dysfunctions. In an attempt to present a positive alternative, I focus on a group I name the X- Men: white South African Generation X males. Drawing on Judith Butler‟s theory of performativity and its allowance for agency and resistance, I argue

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Malinga, Mandisa Vallentia. "Precarious employment and fathering practices among African men." Thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20283.

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This thesis explored the fathering practices of precariously employed African men with the study objectives including understanding: (1) how precariously employed men construct fatherhood; (2) the fathering practices considered important to them; (3) in what way precarious employment impacts on their fathering practices; and (4) how precariously employed men negotiate between their children’s economic as well as socio-emotional needs. This research focused particularly on the experiences of roadside work-seekers in Parow, Cape Town, seeking to understand how they construct fatherhood within t

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Levinrad, Lance. "Trends in learning styles amongst black and white South African learners in a multicultural classroom." Thesis, 2014.

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There is a growing body of literature supporting the importance of recognising individual learning styles and teaching styles. Using More's model, this study explored the prevalence of learning style profi'es amongst different racial groups within multicultural South African classrooms. Seven teachers at two multiracial, English medium schools completed the More Learning Style Inventory for 38 white learners and 30 black learners with a mean age of 11.4 years. In addition, each teacher completed the More Teaching Style Inventory. The findings suggested that learners from different racia

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Durston, Grant-Mark. "A study into the spiritual development of high profile gay men in South Africa - as seen through the lens of logotherapy." Diss., 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/23097.

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Following the heuristic research method of inquiry and using in‐depth interviews as the vehicle of investigation with five gay South African men; ‐who have either attained a high standing in gay society or have achieved a high level of functioning ‐ the real life experiences of these men were investigated. The premise was that their experiences would be similar in terms of rejection and non‐acceptance in a prevailing homophonic South African society. The core investigation was to plot the spiritual development they underwent in order to attain the high level functioning evident in their social

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Foster, Lynn. "An exploratory analysis of masters' dissertations in psychology undertaken by women and men in South Africa from 1964-1998." Thesis, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/7966.

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This study was an exploratory thematic and categorical analysis of the titles and abstracts of women and men psychology master's dissertations completed from 1964 to 1998. These dissertations represent research undertaken at all South African universities. They are located on the Nexus database, developed by the Centre for Science Development (CSD) at the Human Science Research Council (HSRC) and maintained by the National Research Foundation (NRF). This research is an investigation of trends, which might lead to conclusions regarding the areas of psychological specialisations chosen for resea

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Dutton, Martin James William. "Masculinity and mobility : a qualitative analysis into how adolescent boys with physical disabilities construct and experience masculine identity." Thesis, 2014.

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This study aimed at looking at how young adolescent boys with physical disabilities construct a masculine identity, how they engage with masculinity and how they manage gendered aspects. The study follows similar masculine research conducted overseas, and some limited work conducted in South Africa, however these studies mainly explored how able-bodied boys relate to masculinity and a masculine identity. Thus, this study covered two broad areas, namely the experience of masculine identities related to a physical disability, as well as a comparison between able bodied and disabled adolescent bo

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Chadwick, Alistair K. "Constructions of masculinity and masculine identity positions within a group of male university students." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/2159.

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This research project is based on the key assumption that in order to slow the rate of HIV infections amongst young men (and women) it iscrucial to direct interventions towards changing the constructions of masculinity which put adolescents at risk of HIV infection. As such, this study investigates the constructions of masculinity and masculine identity positions that are evident within the narratives of a small group of young black, white and coloured male university students. The research participants were engaged in a limited number of individual, semi-structured interviews. This report dra

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Van, der Walt James Alexander. "Young men's accounts of living with oculocutaneous albinism in relation to identity and masculinity." Thesis, 2018. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/25708.

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A research report submitted to the Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (Clinical Psychology), 2018<br>The current research arose from a particular interest in the ways in which different subgroups of men form and navigate their male identities and their masculinities. The decision to focus on the experiences of men living with oculocutaneous albinism stemmed from two inter-related premises: firstly, there is a dearth of research around this particular minority group; and secondl

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Segal, Robert Daniel. "The early adult life structure of urban black men." Thesis, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17706.

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The purpose of this study is to provide a groundwork for the understanding of the psychosocial development of black South African men. This need stems from the limitation of current models of psychosocial development, which have a white, middleclass bias, and from the dearth of research relating to black psychosocial development in South Africa. Questions which have guided the present study include the following: What is the nature of the psychosocial development of black men? What are the main developmental tasks that they have to negotiate, especially in relation to family and career

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Passmoor, Ross P. "Understanding whiteness in South Africa with specific reference to the art of Brett Murray." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/1042.

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The white male artist whose self-interrogation attaches to his whiteness, difference and former centrality, inevitably exposes himself to the critical scrutiny of current discourse on race and whiteness studies. In this dissertation I examine the concept and emergence of whiteness as a dominant construct in select socio-historical contexts, more particularly in the colonial sphere. While colonial whiteness has often failed to acknowledge or foreground the faceted nature of its composition, this became particularly marked in a South African context with polarisation in the political, cultural a

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"The official treatment of white, South African, homosexual men and the consequent reaction of gay liberation from the 1960s to 2000." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/163.

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This dissertation is the product of research into white, South African masculinities. It is concerned with the official treatment of white, gay men in this country by the governments of the day from the 1960s to 2000 and the government’s control of hegemonic masculinity in order to maintain power. By looking at gay masculinities the threat to hegemonic masculinity was ascertained as well as the different versions of heterosexual masculinities. This thesis also analyses the degree of change in the toleration or acceptance of white homosexuality in South Africa from churches, society, and elemen

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