Exploring femininity: a social contructionist approach

Nagar, Bhavna

dc.contributor.advisor	Rapmund, Valerie Joan	en
dc.contributor.author	Nagar, Bhavna	en
dc.date.accessioned	2009-08-25T10:49:08Z
dc.date.available	2009-08-25T10:49:08Z
dc.date.issued	2009-08-25T10:49:08Z
dc.date.submitted	2002-10	en
dc.identifier.citation	Nagar, Bhavna (2009) Exploring femininity: a social contructionist approach, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1048>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1048
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of this study is to explore the lived experiences of women who felt that they had to reject their femininity in favour of masculinity, and who later reclaimed their femininity. The epistemological framework of this study is social constructionism. This study involves in-depth interviews with three women who rejected their femininity and subsequently either reclaimed, or are in the process of reclaiming their femininity. The data was analysed using Hermeneutics. The participants' stories were recounted through the researcher's lens in the form of themes that characterised the rejection and the reclaiming of their femininity. A comparative analysis between the three participants was undertaken. The information gained could assist professionals in understanding the process involved in why some women reject and later reclaim their femininity.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (322 leaves)
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Femininity	en
dc.subject	Women
dc.subject	Rejection
dc.subject	Reclaiming
dc.subject	Social constructionism
dc.subject	Qualitative researcher
dc.subject	Hermeneutics
dc.subject	Stories
dc.subject.ddc	155.333
dc.subject.lcsh	Femininity
dc.title	Exploring femininity: a social contructionist approach	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Psychology	en
dc.description.degree	M.A. (Clinical Psychology)	en