Browsing Masters Degrees (Gender Studies) by Title
Now showing items 19-38 of 62
-
Female student's understanding of intimate partner violence at UKZN residences.
(2017)Intimate partner violence (IPV), under the gender-based violence umbrella, is a tragedy in university residences, with young women bearing scars the most. The underlying issue contributes to women falling behind in areas ... -
A feminist analysis of the 1996 South African population census with specific focus on the questions pertaining to the household : implications for development policy and practice.
(2001)This study analyses the 1996 South African population census from a feminist perspective by focusing on the questions pertaining to the household. It considers the issue of gender power relations operating at the level ... -
Feminist analysis of the representation of female and male characters in selected drama plays in Ishashalazi.
(2009)This dissertation focuses on the textual analysis of the representation of female and male characters in the drama book Ishashalazi, based on the two drama stories: Kwakuhle kwethu! and Umninimuzi. Both of these stories ... -
Gender and community development : examining women's participation in gender mainstreaming community development projects in Rushinga District, Zimbabwe.
(2015)Over many decades, there has been mounting global cohort on women empowerment and gender equality and noticeable theories, frameworks and approaches to gender and development are being developed. In response to gender ... -
Gender and HIV / AIDS : examining HIV/AIDS communication among Black students in heterosexual relationships at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Howard College campus.
(2016)HIV/AIDS is a prominent health concern internationally. This pandemic continues to be a major disaster throughout Africa. South Africa is among the nations with extremely high rates of people living with the Human ... -
Gender and the political economy of health and health care of women with reference to African women in the Natal/Zululand region.
(1990)The purpose of this thesis is two-fold: it attempts to develop a feminist theory of health and health care of women and moves beyond the political economy theory of health and health care grounded in Marxist principles. ... -
Gender imbalances in the school governance : a case study of two Umbumbulu high schools.
(2003)'Gender imbalances in the school governance' was studied in two schools and amongst community members of Umbumbulu, a rural area, and 60 kilometres from Durban in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. Data collected from the study ... -
A gendered approach to media narratives within the English classroom at secondary school level
(1999)No abstract available. -
The gendered politics of land distribution and inheritance by widowed women in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2018)The land question in South Africa is a recurrent debate in today’s political and socio-economic atmosphere, so too is the discourse about the rights of women to land inheritance. While the South African Government is making ... -
Gendered representations in contemporary popular Hindi cinema : femininity and female sexuality in films by Pooja Bhatt and Karan Johar.
(2006)This dissertation focuses on a textual analysis of the representation of femininity and female sexuality in popular Hindi cinema. Popular Hindi cinema has been a major point of reference for Indian culture in the last ... -
A gendered study of contraceptive use among students at the University of Natal Pietermaritzburg campus.
(2003)This thesis explores issues of contraceptive use among members of both male and female genders. Although research has been conducted on teenage pregnancy, abortion, sexual behaviour, and contraceptive use with ... -
Gendering politeness : speech and act among Zulu second language speakers of the English language on the Durban campus.
(2000)In this thesis. I have moved away from the general question of 'How do women and men behave linguistically?, (Sing and Bergvall. 1996:19) and have turned to investigate in particular how the speech act of apologies contributes ... -
Homophobia : experiences and perceptions of the LGBT community of police in the Durban Metropolitan Area.
(2012)While the South African criminal justice system has become increasingly aware of issues affecting women, matters pertaining to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community have largely been ignored. The ... -
The impact of living with Zulu pensioner grandmothers as household heads on the gender construction and sexuality of their teenage granddaughters.
(2007)African pensioner grandmothers and their teenage granddaughters constitute a vulnerable sector in our communities. Despite financial constraints these grandmothers struggle against great odds to provide a better life for ... -
Indian women in politics from 1946 to 1963 : a focus on the Transvaal.
(1996)No abstract available. -
Informal trading in post-apartheid South Africa: an examination of the experiences of black African women street traders in Durban.
(2020)Gender rhetoric has increasingly gained momentum in the post-apartheid era. The increase of engagement in gender related challenges clearly presents many opportunities to debate and confront various experiences surrounding ... -
An investigation into the effects of local television soap operas on romantic relationships among University of KwaZulu-Natal’s undergraduate students on the Pietermaritzburg campus.
(2018)Despite their popularity, few studies have thoroughly investigated the content of local romantic soap operas and their effects on viewers. This study was conducted to address this gap. This study initially explored the ... -
An investigation into the meanings and contestations around the practice of labia elongation amongst a select group of migrant women living in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
(2017)This study investigates the meanings and contestations around the practice of labia elongation amongst a select group of migrant women living in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. This study examines how the migration experience ... -
An investigation into the nature and causal factors of female vs. male criminality in Cato Manor Township, Durban.
(2009)This study investigates numerous questions significant to perception and causal factors of male vs. female criminality in Cato Manor Township and the adjacent Umkhumbane informal settlement, as the researcher believes that ... -
An investigation of gender discrimination against South African women educators of Indian descent.
(1991)Claims of gender discrimination by women educators in South Africa were investigated through an examination of specific issues surrounding the employment of women educators of Indian descent. These include maternity ...