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University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Selepe, Dorothy Mabore.
The construction of masculinity amongst sex offenders in Limpopo Province.
Degree: 2019, University of KwaZulu-Natal
URL: https://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za/handle/10413/17968 
► The construction of masculinity is vital in understanding the development of men since it has an influence on how a man perceives himself and on…
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▼ The construction of masculinity is vital in understanding the development of men since it has an influence on how a man perceives himself and on his behaviour. The high rape statistics have recently prompted an examination of the South African masculinity constructs and their implications of sexual violence against women. It is against this background that this study explored how sex offenders in the Correctional Centres construct masculinity, in relation to accounts of their sexual offences.
Social Constructionism was selected as a conceptual lens of enquiry because it is believed that knowledge and truth are socially constructed. This approach was used to understand the role of
social interaction and discourses in the constructions of masculinities.
Given the exploratory nature of this study, qualitative interviews were used to examine how sex offenders create meaning around their experiences. Data was drawn from five Correctional Centres in Limpopo Province and purposive sampling was used to select the participants. Nineteen (19) sex offenders were drawn through the saturation approach to participate in the study. Data was collected by means of the use of semi-structured interviews and open-ended questions with probes and prompts to elicit a detailed description of their experiences in relation to the objectives of the study. Discourse analysis was used to identify and analyse the available discourses that sex offenders drew from, to construct their masculinities and to account for their sex offences.
The findings of the study indicate that the construction of masculinities was informed by discourses of procreation, provision, initiation, sexuality and possession of assets. Since these men are placed in a confined environment with limited resources, it emerged that the participants use the available resources, such as their physical strength, toughness and perseverance to construct their masculinities. Furthermore, it was found that the participants use the blame discourse to account for their sexual offences. Most of them denied their offences. Instead, they blamed the victims and used discourses of unexplained sexual desires, sexual entitlement, absent mothers, provocative dress code and unfair laws to justify and account for their sexual offences.
Based on these findings, it is recommended that multisectoral interventions are adopted to enable men to resist unhealthy and violent discourses. The promise of multi-sectoral and long
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term interventions with sexual offenders is that discourses of sexual violence can be replaced with masculine discourses that advocate empathy, love, respect and tolerance of diversity.
Advisors/Committee Members: Lindegger, Graham Charles. (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Social Constructionism.; Sex Offenders.; Masculinity.
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Selepe, D. M. (2019). The construction of masculinity amongst sex offenders in Limpopo Province. (Thesis). University of KwaZulu-Natal. Retrieved from https://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za/handle/10413/17968
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Selepe, Dorothy Mabore. “The construction of masculinity amongst sex offenders in Limpopo Province.” 2019. Thesis, University of KwaZulu-Natal. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za/handle/10413/17968.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Selepe, Dorothy Mabore. “The construction of masculinity amongst sex offenders in Limpopo Province.” 2019. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Selepe DM. The construction of masculinity amongst sex offenders in Limpopo Province. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of KwaZulu-Natal; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za/handle/10413/17968.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Selepe DM. The construction of masculinity amongst sex offenders in Limpopo Province. [Thesis]. University of KwaZulu-Natal; 2019. Available from: https://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za/handle/10413/17968
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
McMaster University
2.
DeGasperis, Laurie I.
Addiction Treatment for Families: Is there a need?.
Degree: MSW, 2014, McMaster University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/16444
► Addiction has been predominantly viewed through the lens of the individual, thereby leaving the family largely out of the scope of treatment or prevention. Csiernik…
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▼ Addiction has been predominantly viewed through the lens of the individual, thereby leaving the family largely out of the scope of treatment or prevention. Csiernik (2002) calls the family the ‘secondary element’ in addiction treatment. The definitions of addiction and research on the prevalence of use are examples of this narrow, individual focus.
This qualitative study sought to widen the lens and explore the family’s experiences of addiction. Families’ voices will be presented and their perspectives captured regarding what would be helpful to them in addiction treatment. This study’s theoretical underpinnings are Family Systems Theory and Social Constructionism. Interviews with the participants were conducted through the use of an open-ended interview process. Interpretive data analysis and phenomenology were used to explore possible themes and meanings to gain a better understanding of the participants’ perspectives regarding addiction.
The main finding of this study, based on the testimony of the participants, was that families perceived there to be a need for more clinical and supportive services to deal with the impact of addictions on the family. This study fills a gap in the literature because, though there is ample research on the consequences of addiction for the family, there is very limited research on the family’s perspective regarding what services they require in order to cope with those consequences. The information supplied by the participants of this study will help social workers and treatment centers provide more holistic, family-centered addiction treatment.
Thesis
Master of Social Work (MSW)
Advisors/Committee Members: Sammon, Sheila, Social Work.
Subjects/Keywords: Family; Family Systems Theory; Addiction; Social Constructionism
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DeGasperis, L. I. (2014). Addiction Treatment for Families: Is there a need?. (Masters Thesis). McMaster University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11375/16444
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
DeGasperis, Laurie I. “Addiction Treatment for Families: Is there a need?.” 2014. Masters Thesis, McMaster University. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11375/16444.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
DeGasperis, Laurie I. “Addiction Treatment for Families: Is there a need?.” 2014. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
DeGasperis LI. Addiction Treatment for Families: Is there a need?. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. McMaster University; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/16444.
Council of Science Editors:
DeGasperis LI. Addiction Treatment for Families: Is there a need?. [Masters Thesis]. McMaster University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/16444
University of the Western Cape
3.
Mathews, Kulthum.
An exploratory study investigating the construction of university students’ perceptions of menstruation and the influence menstrual product advertisements in print media
.
Degree: 2015, University of the Western Cape
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4176
► Menstruation is a quintessential phenomenon unique to females which prepares the body for reproductive functioning. Although this phenomenon is a natural biological process of development,…
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▼ Menstruation is a quintessential phenomenon unique to females which prepares the body for reproductive functioning. Although this phenomenon is a natural biological process of development,
social institutions such as science, socio-cultural factors, religion and the media impact young women’s perceptions of menstruation. Media, in particular advertising has been instrumental in conveying specific versions of reality that mirrors Western capitalist and patriarchal ideologies of women and their bodily processes. Media representations of menstruation portrays it as a ‘hygiene crisis’, rational and in need of symptomatic treatment. Media portrayal of women’s bodies highlights the importance of identifying ways in which advertising contributes to young women’s perceptions of menstruation. The aims of this study are twofold; firstly this study aims to understand how young women’s perceptions of menstruation are constructed. Secondly, this study also aims to explore young women’s perceptions of menstrual product advertising in print media. Literature shows that the media often portrays menstruation as a ‘hygiene crisis’ instead of a maturation process. Improved hygiene seems to be the rationale and modern answer of ‘treating’ symptoms. Literature also identifies advertising as a pervasive form of media, which is often unconsciously acknowledged, and it is thought to convey specific versions of reality in order to mirror Western capitalist and patriarchal ideology. Taking these factors into consideration shows the importance of identifying ways in which advertising contributes to young women’s perceptions of menstruation. Positioned within a
social constructionist framework, specifically on macro
social constructionism the emphasis is on unpacking power relations and how this exercises
social control over women. The use of
social constructionism strengthens the study with focusing on the importance of how perceptions are constructed through interactions with our environments. This study utilized a qualitative approach using focus groups as the data collection method. The sample comprised of 16 participants recruited from the female population aged 18-23 years from a University in the Western Cape. Foucauldian discourse analysis was employed to analyse the data collected. All ethical requirements as stipulated by the University were strictly adhered to. This study will therefore contribute to the dearth of literature in the South African context as literature in this area is very limited and inaccessible. This study in particular contributes to the South African body of knowledge by furthering the understanding of how societal messaging influences and perpetuates power relations and the
social control of women.
Advisors/Committee Members: Pedro, Athena (advisor), Andipatin, Michelle (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Menstruation;
Social constructionism;
Young women;
Advertisements;
Media
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Mathews, K. (2015). An exploratory study investigating the construction of university students’ perceptions of menstruation and the influence menstrual product advertisements in print media
. (Thesis). University of the Western Cape. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4176
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Mathews, Kulthum. “An exploratory study investigating the construction of university students’ perceptions of menstruation and the influence menstrual product advertisements in print media
.” 2015. Thesis, University of the Western Cape. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4176.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Mathews, Kulthum. “An exploratory study investigating the construction of university students’ perceptions of menstruation and the influence menstrual product advertisements in print media
.” 2015. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Mathews K. An exploratory study investigating the construction of university students’ perceptions of menstruation and the influence menstrual product advertisements in print media
. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of the Western Cape; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4176.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Mathews K. An exploratory study investigating the construction of university students’ perceptions of menstruation and the influence menstrual product advertisements in print media
. [Thesis]. University of the Western Cape; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4176
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
4.
Gibson, Lauren Elizabeth.
A penological approach to the social construct of sexuality.
Degree: 2011, University of Tennessee – Chattanooga
URL: https://scholar.utc.edu/theses/23
► Prison sex research has generally followed an essentialist theoretical approach. Only Alarid (2000) examined jail sex using a social constructionist approach to understanding sexuality behind…
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▼ Prison sex research has generally followed an essentialist theoretical approach. Only
Alarid (2000) examined jail sex using a
social constructionist approach to understanding
sexuality behind bars. Using data collected from 142 male inmates in a Southern maximumsecurity
correctional facility, the purpose of the present study was to examine whether engaging
in sexual behavior affects a change in the sexual orientation of male prison inmates, using a
social constructionist theoretical approach. In addition, the influence of several sociodemographic
and situational variables on the change in sexual orientation was examined. The
only statistically significant variable associated with a change in sexual orientation was engaging
in homosexual behavior. Inmates were over 52 times more likely to change their sexual
orientation if they engaged in homosexual activity while incarcerated, supporting the
social
constructionist theoretical approach.
Advisors/Committee Members: Hensley, Christopher L., Eigenberg, Helen, Love, Sharon Redhawk, College of Arts and Sciences.
Subjects/Keywords: Homosexuality; Prisoners – Sexual behavior; Social constructionism
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Gibson, L. E. (2011). A penological approach to the social construct of sexuality. (Masters Thesis). University of Tennessee – Chattanooga. Retrieved from https://scholar.utc.edu/theses/23
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Gibson, Lauren Elizabeth. “A penological approach to the social construct of sexuality.” 2011. Masters Thesis, University of Tennessee – Chattanooga. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://scholar.utc.edu/theses/23.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Gibson, Lauren Elizabeth. “A penological approach to the social construct of sexuality.” 2011. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Gibson LE. A penological approach to the social construct of sexuality. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Tennessee – Chattanooga; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://scholar.utc.edu/theses/23.
Council of Science Editors:
Gibson LE. A penological approach to the social construct of sexuality. [Masters Thesis]. University of Tennessee – Chattanooga; 2011. Available from: https://scholar.utc.edu/theses/23
University of Toronto
5.
Thomson, Nicole.
The Social Construction of Disability in Occupational Therapy: An Examination of Muriel Driver Lectureships (1975-2009).
Degree: PhD, 2015, University of Toronto
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/71347
► Disability is a core concept in rehabilitation sciences, and specifically in occupational therapy. Critical disability theory challenges the ways that disability is understood, and disability…
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▼ Disability is a core concept in rehabilitation sciences, and specifically in occupational therapy. Critical disability theory challenges the ways that disability is understood, and disability scholars have challenged rehabilitation professionals to reconsider how they conceptualize disability. The way that disability is given meaning is central to the profession of occupational therapy because it can influence client-therapist interactions, treatment plans and interventions, research agendas, services offered, and the development of policy. In my research, I address the need to examine how disability has been given meaning in occupational therapy. I adopt an overarching critical theoretical approach informed by
social constructionism to examine the meaning of disability in the profession of occupational therapy. The objectives of the research include examining: a) how disability is presented in occupational therapy literature; b) what this tells us about the ideological, political, and theoretical underpinnings of disability; and c) what the dominant discourses of disability are in occupational therapy literature. I draw on methods developed by Fairclough to conduct a critical discourse analysis of highly influential Canadian occupational therapy texts (Muriel Driver Memorial Lectureships). The analysis is presented in two parts, discussing: (1) how disability has been broadly defined or described in the texts through written language and visual images; and (2) the existential meaning of disability in the texts. The implications of text and dominant discursive practices related to disability on the professional practices of occupational therapy are discussed. Critical examination of how disability is conceptualized in occupational therapy allows for the consideration of alternative views of disability, which are likely to influence future occupational therapy theory, practice, and knowledge.
Advisors/Committee Members: Iwama, Michael, Rehabilitation Science.
Subjects/Keywords: Critical Discourse Analysis; Disability; Social Constructionism; 0498
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Thomson, N. (2015). The Social Construction of Disability in Occupational Therapy: An Examination of Muriel Driver Lectureships (1975-2009). (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Toronto. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1807/71347
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Thomson, Nicole. “The Social Construction of Disability in Occupational Therapy: An Examination of Muriel Driver Lectureships (1975-2009).” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Toronto. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1807/71347.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Thomson, Nicole. “The Social Construction of Disability in Occupational Therapy: An Examination of Muriel Driver Lectureships (1975-2009).” 2015. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Thomson N. The Social Construction of Disability in Occupational Therapy: An Examination of Muriel Driver Lectureships (1975-2009). [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Toronto; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/71347.
Council of Science Editors:
Thomson N. The Social Construction of Disability in Occupational Therapy: An Examination of Muriel Driver Lectureships (1975-2009). [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Toronto; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/71347
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Taiwo, Akin.
The Praxis of Privilege: How Social Workers Experience their Privilege.
Degree: PhD, Social Work, 2018, University of Windsor
URL: https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/7401
► The social work knowledge base is steeped in discourse about oppression in terms of how it is created, sustained, and experienced, but there is less…
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social work knowledge base is steeped in discourse about oppression in terms of how it is created, sustained, and experienced, but there is less knowledge about privilege and how it is experienced. The purpose of this study is to explore how
social workers in direct practice experience their privilege. To achieve this, the study utilizes the framework of
social constructionism and the phenomenological method to describe, interpret, and understand the experiences of 20
social workers who have face-to-face interactions with their clients. Data analysis of the semi-structured interviews resulted in six themes, which are: (a) moving target, (b) the embeddedness of power, (c) variegated experiences, (d) assorted emotions, (e) reflection is not a priority, and (f) the pyramid will always exist. Findings indicate that privilege is not a uniform sociological phenomenon. By proposing privilege as a moving target, the study recognizes the different but fluid categories of
social identities, professional status, sense of personal agency, and the contexts of
social work practice, as well as the multiplicity of experiences of
social workers. As the demographics of
social workers become increasingly diverse, there is the need to recognize the privilege and vulnerabilities which simultaneously play out in therapeutic encounters.
Social work agencies and organizations should provide space for open dialogue regarding privilege and power, and mitigate against the possibility of oppression of
social workers.
Advisors/Committee Members: Angell, G. Brent.
Subjects/Keywords: phenomenology; power; praxis; privilege; reflection; social constructionism
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Taiwo, A. (2018). The Praxis of Privilege: How Social Workers Experience their Privilege. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Windsor. Retrieved from https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/7401
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Taiwo, Akin. “The Praxis of Privilege: How Social Workers Experience their Privilege.” 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Windsor. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/7401.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Taiwo, Akin. “The Praxis of Privilege: How Social Workers Experience their Privilege.” 2018. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Taiwo A. The Praxis of Privilege: How Social Workers Experience their Privilege. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Windsor; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/7401.
Council of Science Editors:
Taiwo A. The Praxis of Privilege: How Social Workers Experience their Privilege. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Windsor; 2018. Available from: https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/7401
University of Manitoba
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Brown, Craig.
An exploration of the lived acculturation experiences of newcomer varsity athletes in Manitoba.
Degree: Kinesiology and Recreation Management, 2020, University of Manitoba
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/34602
► Immigration has grown exponentially in Canada and, according to Sport for Life (2018), it will be the primary source of net population growth by 2030.…
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▼ Immigration has grown exponentially in Canada and, according to Sport for Life (2018), it will be the primary source of net population growth by 2030. Therefore, understanding the acculturation (learning a second culture [Rudmin, 2009]) challenges faced by the Canadian newcomer population has become essential. A gap related to understanding Canadian newcomer varsity athlete acculturation exists. This study explored the lived acculturation experiences of this population in Manitoba to reduce this gap and answer the call for more qualitative research related to this phenomenon (Schinke & McGannon, 2014). Using a
social constructionist approach, letters to their younger self (inspired by Creative Analytic Practice) were used to inform semi-structured interviews from which data related to the participants’ acculturation experiences was collected. An interpretive thematic analysis (Braun and Clarke, 2006) was conducted in order to answer the question: What are the acculturation experiences of newcomer varsity athletes in Manitoba? The results revealed themes related to: a) the challenges athletes face settling in their host cultural context, b) the essential role of support systems to these athletes, and c) how context affects the athletes’ acculturation positionality. Particular insight into the
social and structural aspects of the host culture, the networks of support that exist and how they can be improved will be discussed. Further, the practicality with which the athletes viewed adjusting to their host cultural context emerged as key to how the athletes experienced and approached acculturation in their host cultural context.
Advisors/Committee Members: Strachan, Leisha (Kinesiology and Recreation Management) (supervisor), Teetzel, Sarah (Kinesiology and Recreation Management), McRae, Heather (Kinesiology and Recreation Management), and Leslie-Toogood, Adrienne (Canadian Sport Centre Manitoba) (examiningcommittee).
Subjects/Keywords: Acculturation; Newcomer; Varsity Athlete; Social Constructionism
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Brown, C. (2020). An exploration of the lived acculturation experiences of newcomer varsity athletes in Manitoba. (Masters Thesis). University of Manitoba. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1993/34602
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Brown, Craig. “An exploration of the lived acculturation experiences of newcomer varsity athletes in Manitoba.” 2020. Masters Thesis, University of Manitoba. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1993/34602.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Brown, Craig. “An exploration of the lived acculturation experiences of newcomer varsity athletes in Manitoba.” 2020. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Brown C. An exploration of the lived acculturation experiences of newcomer varsity athletes in Manitoba. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Manitoba; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/34602.
Council of Science Editors:
Brown C. An exploration of the lived acculturation experiences of newcomer varsity athletes in Manitoba. [Masters Thesis]. University of Manitoba; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/34602
University of Sydney
8.
Hochman, Adam.
Beyond Biological Naturalism and Social Constructionism about Race: An Interactive Constructionist Approach to Racialisation
.
Degree: 2014, University of Sydney
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2123/11438
► In this thesis I argue for anti-realism about race. Simply put, human races do not exist. The debate between biological naturalists, social constructionists, and anti-realists…
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▼ In this thesis I argue for anti-realism about race. Simply put, human races do not exist. The debate between biological naturalists, social constructionists, and anti-realists about race takes place against a backdrop of broad agreement about the scientific findings on human biological diversity. For the most part, the debate is not about the facts of human diversity, but about how to interpret those facts. A racial interpretation of human diversity relies on a definition of race which is too weak to revive race as a legitimate category of biological classification. Social constructionists define race socially, which leads to a distorted history of the concept, and limits the ways in which our racial categories might be constructed. Yet human biological diversity (which is not properly described as ‘racial’) and social factors do play important roles in the construction of our racial categories. We should replace racial ontology, I suggest, with the process ontology of racialisation. I argue that racialisation is the product of the ongoing interaction between a number of factors: social, cultural, historical, biological, lingual, religious, geographic, psychological, political, and so on. I call this view ‘interactive constructionism’. The products of this process are racialised groups, not races. Races are not real, racialised groups are. We should be interactive constructionists about racialised groups.
Subjects/Keywords: Race;
Racial Naturalism;
Social Constructionism;
Ethnicity;
Racism
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Hochman, A. (2014). Beyond Biological Naturalism and Social Constructionism about Race: An Interactive Constructionist Approach to Racialisation
. (Thesis). University of Sydney. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2123/11438
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Hochman, Adam. “Beyond Biological Naturalism and Social Constructionism about Race: An Interactive Constructionist Approach to Racialisation
.” 2014. Thesis, University of Sydney. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/2123/11438.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Hochman, Adam. “Beyond Biological Naturalism and Social Constructionism about Race: An Interactive Constructionist Approach to Racialisation
.” 2014. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Hochman A. Beyond Biological Naturalism and Social Constructionism about Race: An Interactive Constructionist Approach to Racialisation
. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Sydney; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2123/11438.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Hochman A. Beyond Biological Naturalism and Social Constructionism about Race: An Interactive Constructionist Approach to Racialisation
. [Thesis]. University of Sydney; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2123/11438
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Antioch University
9.
Johnson, Christopher Michael.
Philosophical Ends to Scientific Means: Diagnosis and the
Epistemology of Psychology.
Degree: Psy. D., Antioch New England: Clinical Psychology, 2018, Antioch University
URL: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1540821236348954
► Modern scientific psychology continues to advance toward newer and greater discoveries of the inner workings of the human mind, posited in the belief that a…
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▼ Modern scientific psychology continues to advance
toward newer and greater discoveries of the inner workings of the
human mind, posited in the belief that a universal objectivity
exists if only to be found. Despite the professional emphasis on
conducting psychological enterprises in this manner, the field has
spent much of its formalized existence struggling to answer some of
its most basic questions. This paper thoroughly explores the nature
of a scientific psychology, while suggesting that psychology may
find wisdom in its philosophical origins. It further suggests that
psychology continue toward a postmodern epistemology, in which a
unitary psychological reality is abandoned for the realties that
exist within the minds of unique individuals.
Social
constructionism provides the foundation for the postmodern theory
throughout the paper. To highlight the character of this
discussion, the concept of diagnosis is carefully examined, with
the diagnosis of depression serving as the chief example. In the
context of this conversation, research was conducted that attempts
to explore the contemporary epistemological and diagnostic beliefs
of both beginning and advanced clinicians. This research included
the use of an online survey that asked current clinical and
counseling psychologists about their views regarding the diagnosis
of depression, and the practice of diagnosis more generally.
Current doctoral students in clinical and counseling psychology
programs were also surveyed, to observe chronological changes in
perspective.
Advisors/Committee Members: Peterson, Roger (Committee Chair).
Subjects/Keywords: Clinical Psychology; Diagnosis; Depression; Social Constructionism
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Johnson, C. M. (2018). Philosophical Ends to Scientific Means: Diagnosis and the
Epistemology of Psychology. (Doctoral Dissertation). Antioch University. Retrieved from http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1540821236348954
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Johnson, Christopher Michael. “Philosophical Ends to Scientific Means: Diagnosis and the
Epistemology of Psychology.” 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, Antioch University. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1540821236348954.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Johnson, Christopher Michael. “Philosophical Ends to Scientific Means: Diagnosis and the
Epistemology of Psychology.” 2018. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Johnson CM. Philosophical Ends to Scientific Means: Diagnosis and the
Epistemology of Psychology. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Antioch University; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1540821236348954.
Council of Science Editors:
Johnson CM. Philosophical Ends to Scientific Means: Diagnosis and the
Epistemology of Psychology. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Antioch University; 2018. Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1540821236348954
10.
Camara, Jasmine Johansson.
"Gud ser oss ändå!” : Åtta kvinnors erfarenheter av den religiösa gemenskapen.
Degree: philosophical and religious studies, 2015, Umeå University
URL: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-117070
► This essay looks to examine how eight religious women within Sunni Islam and Conservative Judaism in Sweden perceive their place in the religious community.…
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▼ This essay looks to examine how eight religious women within Sunni Islam and Conservative Judaism in Sweden perceive their place in the religious community. The essay in itself rests on the theories of social constructionism and intersectionality, along with a qualitative interview study conducted with the eight different women. The results show that the women have very different opinion in regards to their thoughts about their place in the religious community depending on a variety of pre-consisting social factors which includes (but are not limited by) religious background, ethnicity and culture. Some women feel satisfied with their place in the religious community and in society while others call for a change to be made both in the religious community they belong to and in the society they live in.
Subjects/Keywords: Social constructionism; Intersectionality; Religion; Gender; Women; Socialkonstruktivism; social constructionism intersektionalitet; religion; genus; kvinnor
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Camara, J. J. (2015). "Gud ser oss ändå!” : Åtta kvinnors erfarenheter av den religiösa gemenskapen. (Thesis). Umeå University. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-117070
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Camara, Jasmine Johansson. “"Gud ser oss ändå!” : Åtta kvinnors erfarenheter av den religiösa gemenskapen.” 2015. Thesis, Umeå University. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-117070.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Camara, Jasmine Johansson. “"Gud ser oss ändå!” : Åtta kvinnors erfarenheter av den religiösa gemenskapen.” 2015. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Camara JJ. "Gud ser oss ändå!” : Åtta kvinnors erfarenheter av den religiösa gemenskapen. [Internet] [Thesis]. Umeå University; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-117070.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Camara JJ. "Gud ser oss ändå!” : Åtta kvinnors erfarenheter av den religiösa gemenskapen. [Thesis]. Umeå University; 2015. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-117070
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Georgia
11.
Graham, Karen Kleppe.
Homeschoolers and texting.
Degree: 2014, University of Georgia
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/27464
► There is disagreement in the literature on the influence of texting and text language on adolescents’ literacies. Some research has indicated that familiarity with text…
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▼ There is disagreement in the literature on the influence of texting and text language on adolescents’ literacies. Some research has indicated that familiarity with text language will negatively influence social and academic writing both in
process and in product. Other research has indicated that there is no influence on accomplished writers and that texting could potentially positively influence children in learning to spell because they are using three components of literacy, as defined
by the National Reading Panel, when they text. This paper addresses these very divergent studies and examines the adolescent homeschoolers’ use of text language in their social and academic lives. A constructionism epistemology was used for this research
study. The main theories for analysis were social constructionism and sociocultural learning. The findings suggest that while more research is needed, homeschooled adolescents are modifying language to fit their perceived audience and situational
communications.
Subjects/Keywords: homeschool; adolescent; social media; text language; academic discourse; affinity group; discourse community; social discourse; constructionism epistemology; sociocultural learning; social constructionism
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Graham, K. K. (2014). Homeschoolers and texting. (Thesis). University of Georgia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10724/27464
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Graham, Karen Kleppe. “Homeschoolers and texting.” 2014. Thesis, University of Georgia. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10724/27464.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Graham, Karen Kleppe. “Homeschoolers and texting.” 2014. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Graham KK. Homeschoolers and texting. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/27464.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Graham KK. Homeschoolers and texting. [Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/27464
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
12.
Bernardes, Elexandra Helena.
Sentidos de integralidade produzidos com trabalhadores de saúde em relações grupais.
Degree: PhD, Enfermagem em Saúde Pública, 2011, University of São Paulo
URL: http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/22/22133/tde-28112011-154038/
;
► Dentro da proposta de estruturação da política nacional de saúde as contribuições da integralidade na produção de serviços e ações de saúde de qualidade, resolutivos…
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▼ Dentro da proposta de estruturação da política nacional de saúde as contribuições da integralidade na produção de serviços e ações de saúde de qualidade, resolutivos e satisfatórios ainda têm gerado grandes desafios. Assim, acreditando que a orientação de novas maneiras de entender e de produzir saúde, norteadas pela integralidade emergem de sentidos produzidos sobre esse termo, em contextos relacionais e dialógicos específicos, esse estudo teve por objetivo descrever os sentidos de integralidade produzidos com os trabalhadores de equipes de Saúde da Família (SF), relativos ao cotidiano de suas práticas de atenção à saúde, em uma cidade mineira. Utilizamos o discurso Construcionismo Social como uma ferramenta metodológica para produzirmos e analisarmos as informações. Essa produção ocorreu por meio de registros de diário de campo e três encontros grupais, áudio graváveis. Seguidamente as informações foram transcritas, editadas e analisadas, produzindo duas tematizações, com dois subtemas cada: 1) Quando os participantes recorrem ao discurso vinculado às práticas dos trabalhadores: Pressupõe em o trabalhador se integrar com a vida, às necessidades do paciente lá fora, que não são somente biológicas, para atendê-lo como um todo... integralmente - integralidade: apreensão ampliada dos trabalhadores em relação às pessoas atendidas, enquanto sujeitos integrados e influenciados por diferentes dimensões, contextualizadas ao longo de suas vidas; Trabalhadores e usuários não devem ter uma visão só curativa, só pontual para a doença que o paciente sofre e achar que é o remédio que faz o milagre - integralidade: capacidade dos trabalhadores de escutar e apreender de forma ampliada as necessidades apresentadas pelos usuários e das melhores maneiras possíveis de respondê-las. 2) Quando os participantes recorrem ao discurso associado à organização dos serviços saúde. Esse desdobrou-se em: Colocar o usuário do lado de dentro do serviço, considerando-o enquanto sujeito de necessidades, para organizar serviços de forma a ver suas necessidades e inseri-las dentro das prioridades de atenção dos trabalhadores - integralidade: capacidade dos trabalhadores, gestores e usuários, conjuntamente apreenderem as necessidades da população, elaborarem e implementarem respostas; Envolver todos os serviços de saúde e outros pontos de serviços na comunidade para dar segmento, continuidade no tratamento - integralidade: caracterizada pela articulação entre os vários serviços em uma rede para garantir o acesso às necessidades demandadas pelo usuário. Essas conversações produzidos foram suficientes ora para gerar autoanálise e reflexões das práticas vigentes, visando desconstruir aspectos de um projeto tradicional, vinculado ao homem fragmentado, ora para gerar primeiras aproximações do sentido da integralidade, enquanto uma postura de articulação de diversos tipos de tecnologias para responder às necessidades de várias naturezas dos usuários.
Inside the proposal of structurization of the National Health policy, the contributions for integrality in…
Advisors/Committee Members: Pereira, Maria José Bistafa.
Subjects/Keywords: Construcionismo Social; Family Health; Integralidade; Integrality; Saúde da Família; Social Constructionism
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Bernardes, E. H. (2011). Sentidos de integralidade produzidos com trabalhadores de saúde em relações grupais. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of São Paulo. Retrieved from http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/22/22133/tde-28112011-154038/ ;
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Bernardes, Elexandra Helena. “Sentidos de integralidade produzidos com trabalhadores de saúde em relações grupais.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, University of São Paulo. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/22/22133/tde-28112011-154038/ ;.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Bernardes, Elexandra Helena. “Sentidos de integralidade produzidos com trabalhadores de saúde em relações grupais.” 2011. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Bernardes EH. Sentidos de integralidade produzidos com trabalhadores de saúde em relações grupais. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of São Paulo; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/22/22133/tde-28112011-154038/ ;.
Council of Science Editors:
Bernardes EH. Sentidos de integralidade produzidos com trabalhadores de saúde em relações grupais. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of São Paulo; 2011. Available from: http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/22/22133/tde-28112011-154038/ ;
13.
Speakman, Erica.
HIV-KILLER: A SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONIST ANALYSIS OF THE CRIMINALIZATION OF HIV NON-DISCLOSURE DEBATE.
Degree: PhD, 2018, McMaster University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/23042
► Over the past decade, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of cases of criminal charges laid against those who do not disclose…
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▼ Over the past decade, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of cases of criminal charges laid against those who do not disclose their HIV-positive status to their sexual partners. The criminalization of HIV non-disclosure has generated an intense debate which is the object of this analysis. Using a social constructionist framework, particularly the work of Donileen Loseke, a leading social problems theorist, and documentary data drawn primarily from the internet, my goal is to shed light on the debate. More specifically, I am concerned with definitional contests or competing constructions inherent in the debate. The dissertation is organized around three papers. The first paper explores how the condition of HIV itself is socially constructed in the debate. Claims-makers who support criminal sanctions construct the disease as deadly and devastating, while claims-makers who oppose criminalization construct HIV as chronic and manageable. The second paper explores the rhetorical strategies used by those who support criminalization to construct non-disclosers as villains. I coined the term techniques of vilification to capture these strategies. The third paper examines the rhetorical strategies used by those who oppose criminalization to neutralize the label of victim for partners of non-disclosers. As a whole, the dissertation contributes to a better understanding of social problems claims-making processes, particularly around the construction of conditions and people. The dissertation also makes contributions to ongoing discussions in the sociology of health and illness, and victimology.
Thesis
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
This thesis investigates the debate around the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure with an emphasis on the Canadian context. Adopting a social constructionist approach, particularly as it has been used in the sociological study of social problems, and building on the work of social problems theorist Donileen Loseke, the thesis explores three themes: 1) how claims-makers understand HIV as a condition based on whether they support or oppose criminalization, 2) how claims-makers who support criminalization vilify those who do not disclose their HIV-positive status, and 3) how claims-makers who oppose criminalization work to downplay claims to victimhood by partners of non-disclosers. This work contributes to our understanding of the definitional contests underlying the debate. More broadly, it contributes to our understanding of social problems claims-making processes.
Advisors/Committee Members: Pawluch, Dorothy, Sociology.
Subjects/Keywords: Social Constructionism; HIV; Non-Disclosure; Criminalization; Social Problems; Qualitative Media Analysis
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Speakman, E. (2018). HIV-KILLER: A SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONIST ANALYSIS OF THE CRIMINALIZATION OF HIV NON-DISCLOSURE DEBATE. (Doctoral Dissertation). McMaster University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11375/23042
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Speakman, Erica. “HIV-KILLER: A SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONIST ANALYSIS OF THE CRIMINALIZATION OF HIV NON-DISCLOSURE DEBATE.” 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, McMaster University. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11375/23042.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Speakman, Erica. “HIV-KILLER: A SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONIST ANALYSIS OF THE CRIMINALIZATION OF HIV NON-DISCLOSURE DEBATE.” 2018. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Speakman E. HIV-KILLER: A SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONIST ANALYSIS OF THE CRIMINALIZATION OF HIV NON-DISCLOSURE DEBATE. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. McMaster University; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/23042.
Council of Science Editors:
Speakman E. HIV-KILLER: A SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONIST ANALYSIS OF THE CRIMINALIZATION OF HIV NON-DISCLOSURE DEBATE. [Doctoral Dissertation]. McMaster University; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/23042
University of the Western Cape
14.
Caswell, Dominique.
Experiences of coloured heroin users in Metro South area of Cape Town: A social work perspective.
Degree: 2018, University of the Western Cape
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6212
► Heroin usage is on the increase in the Western Cape province of South Africa owing to globalization and to increased access to the drug in…
(more)
▼ Heroin usage is on the increase in the Western Cape province of South Africa owing to
globalization and to increased access to the drug in this province. The goal of this study is to
explore the experiences of coloured heroin users in the Metro South area of Cape Town, which
stretches from Simons Town and Muizenberg to Retreat, Lavender Hill, Grassy Park, Parkwood
and Wynberg. These individuals have been found to congregate in the Wynberg CBD. The
overarching theoretical framework for the purpose of this research is
social constructionism and
symbolic interactionism, using a qualitative means of inquiry. Snowball sampling was used to
recruit prospective participants and data was collected by means of in-depth interviews, with a
semi structures interviewing schedule. The questions informed the subsequent themes and
categories that arise from the data collection process.
Snowball sampling was employed in this case, a non-probability sample, in which participants
were recruited via key informants. The sample distribution included 13 participants, 10 of which
were heroin users (5 female, 5 male) and the remaining 3 were key informants which contributed
to triangulation of the data.
Advisors/Committee Members: Henderson, N (advisor), Florence, M (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Heroin;
Drug abuse;
Coloured;
Social worker;
Social constructionism;
Symbolic
interactionism
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Caswell, D. (2018). Experiences of coloured heroin users in Metro South area of Cape Town: A social work perspective.
(Thesis). University of the Western Cape. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6212
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Caswell, Dominique. “Experiences of coloured heroin users in Metro South area of Cape Town: A social work perspective.
” 2018. Thesis, University of the Western Cape. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6212.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Caswell, Dominique. “Experiences of coloured heroin users in Metro South area of Cape Town: A social work perspective.
” 2018. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Caswell D. Experiences of coloured heroin users in Metro South area of Cape Town: A social work perspective.
[Internet] [Thesis]. University of the Western Cape; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6212.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Caswell D. Experiences of coloured heroin users in Metro South area of Cape Town: A social work perspective.
[Thesis]. University of the Western Cape; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6212
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of the Western Cape
15.
Caswell, Dominique.
Experiences of coloured heroin users in Metro South area of Cape Town: A social work
perspective.
Degree: 2018, University of the Western Cape
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6416
► Heroin usage is on the increase in the Western Cape province of South Africa owing to globalization and to increased access to the drug in…
(more)
▼ Heroin usage is on the increase in the Western Cape province of South Africa owing to
globalization and to increased access to the drug in this province. The goal of this study is to
explore the experiences of coloured heroin users in the Metro South area of Cape Town, which
stretches from Simons Town and Muizenberg to Retreat, Lavender Hill, Grassy Park, Parkwood
and Wynberg. These individuals have been found to congregate in the Wynberg CBD. The
overarching theoretical framework for the purpose of this research is
social constructionism and
symbolic interactionism, using a qualitative means of inquiry. Snowball sampling was used to
recruit prospective participants and data was collected by means of in-depth interviews, with a
semi structures interviewing schedule. The questions informed the subsequent themes and
categories that arise from the data collection process.
Advisors/Committee Members: Henderson, N (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Heroin; drug abuse; coloured; social worker; social constructionism; symbolic
interactionism
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Caswell, D. (2018). Experiences of coloured heroin users in Metro South area of Cape Town: A social work
perspective.
(Thesis). University of the Western Cape. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6416
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Caswell, Dominique. “Experiences of coloured heroin users in Metro South area of Cape Town: A social work
perspective.
” 2018. Thesis, University of the Western Cape. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6416.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Caswell, Dominique. “Experiences of coloured heroin users in Metro South area of Cape Town: A social work
perspective.
” 2018. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Caswell D. Experiences of coloured heroin users in Metro South area of Cape Town: A social work
perspective.
[Internet] [Thesis]. University of the Western Cape; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6416.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Caswell D. Experiences of coloured heroin users in Metro South area of Cape Town: A social work
perspective.
[Thesis]. University of the Western Cape; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6416
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of the Western Cape
16.
Caswell, Dominique.
Experiences of coloured heroin users in Metro South area of Cape Town: A social work perspective
.
Degree: 2018, University of the Western Cape
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6609
► Heroin usage is on the increase in the Western Cape province of South Africa owing to globalization and to increased access to the drug in…
(more)
▼ Heroin usage is on the increase in the Western Cape province of South Africa owing to globalization and to increased access to the drug in this province. The goal of this study is to explore the experiences of coloured heroin users in the Metro South area of Cape Town, which stretches from Simons Town and Muizenberg to Retreat, Lavender Hill, Grassy Park, Parkwood and Wynberg. These individuals have been found to congregate in the Wynberg CBD. The overarching theoretical framework for the purpose of this research is
social constructionism and symbolic interactionism, using a qualitative means of inquiry. Snowball sampling was used to recruit prospective participants and data was collected by means of in-depth interviews, with a semi structures interviewing schedule. The questions informed the subsequent themes and categories that arise from the data collection process.
Snowball sampling was employed in this case, a non-probability sample, in which participants were recruited via key informants. The sample distribution included 13 participants, 10 of which were heroin users (5 female, 5 male) and the remaining 3 were key informants which contributed to triangulation of the data.
In terms of the findings, participants spoke of mostly being involved in intimate relationships, which according to participants had dual benefits. For female participants intimate relationships offered a form of protection on the often dangerous streets of Wynberg and for certain males, intimate relationships offered an opportunity to fund their habit, by trading their female partners to perform sexual favors for money to acquire heroin. While the study found females were mainly involved in trading sexual favors for money, heterosexual males were also implicated in having sexual relations with homosexual men for money. Furthermore, the study found that heroin users in Wynberg represented a surrogate family, where, because of their lifestyle, they were disconnected from their own family. This family surrogate was found to be supportive, caring to a large extent, shared a living space, protective of each other and shared a common language and understanding.
Advisors/Committee Members: Henderson, Neil (advisor), Florence, Maria (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Heroin;
Coloured;
Drug abuse;
Social constructionism;
Social worker
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Caswell, D. (2018). Experiences of coloured heroin users in Metro South area of Cape Town: A social work perspective
. (Thesis). University of the Western Cape. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6609
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Caswell, Dominique. “Experiences of coloured heroin users in Metro South area of Cape Town: A social work perspective
.” 2018. Thesis, University of the Western Cape. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6609.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Caswell, Dominique. “Experiences of coloured heroin users in Metro South area of Cape Town: A social work perspective
.” 2018. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Caswell D. Experiences of coloured heroin users in Metro South area of Cape Town: A social work perspective
. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of the Western Cape; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6609.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Caswell D. Experiences of coloured heroin users in Metro South area of Cape Town: A social work perspective
. [Thesis]. University of the Western Cape; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6609
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of KwaZulu-Natal
17.
Tsikai, Takudzwa Thomas.
An exploration of learners’ perceptions and attitudes to race with specific focus on the role of on-campus interactions and experiences in South Africa.
Degree: 2017, University of KwaZulu-Natal
URL: https://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za/handle/10413/16453
► The purpose of this study was to explore learners’ perceptions and attitudes to race with specific focus on the role of on-campus interactions and experiences…
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▼ The purpose of this study was to explore learners’ perceptions and attitudes to race with specific focus on the role of on-campus interactions and experiences in South Africa. A review of the literature highlights the ‘troubling nature’ of race in South Africa as suggested by Durrheim (2017). This is explored in relation to the wider South African context and then narrowed down to the higher learning system. This research is centred upon
social constructionism which informed the utilisation of qualitative analysis as the most suitable research design. An exploration of the narratives of learners in higher education was engaged through semi-structured in-depth interviews that were conducted in August 2017. An equal representation of the four main racial groups in South Africa as reflected in South African Census Statistical Release (2011): Black, White, Indian and Coloured were interviewed.
The learners’ hesitance towards open engagements on race was unearthed, despite a majority consensus on the significance of such discussions towards transformative efforts within an institution of higher learning that is regarded as a site of transformation in post-Apartheid South Africa. Such hesitance underscores Durrheim, Greener and Whitehead’s (2015) notion of ‘race trouble’ as the authors argue on how race continues to dictate over peoples’ actions, utterances and ways of living in South Africa despite the abolishment of apartheid legislature. The key influencers to the learners’ interactional patterns are examined in relation to their constructions of race, their experiences as students ascribed to their respective racial groupings and also as an overall understanding of the institutional racial climate. It was also established that desegregation does not guarantee a change in attitudinal change as understood by Meier and Hartell (2009). The learners reflected inclinations towards the maintenance of interactions within their specific racial groups, and displayed prejudicial predispositions towards the learners of other races, despite their efforts in trying not to overtly depict them. Various barriers to access in education were explored from a non-black perspective, where issues of perceived marginalisation and hostility were discussed in understanding the overall racial climate within the university setting.
Advisors/Committee Members: Bobat, Shaida. (advisor), Reuben, Shanya. (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Social constructionism.; Post-Apartheid.; Bantu Education Act.; Social psychological.
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Tsikai, T. T. (2017). An exploration of learners’ perceptions and attitudes to race with specific focus on the role of on-campus interactions and experiences in South Africa. (Thesis). University of KwaZulu-Natal. Retrieved from https://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za/handle/10413/16453
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Tsikai, Takudzwa Thomas. “An exploration of learners’ perceptions and attitudes to race with specific focus on the role of on-campus interactions and experiences in South Africa.” 2017. Thesis, University of KwaZulu-Natal. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za/handle/10413/16453.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Tsikai, Takudzwa Thomas. “An exploration of learners’ perceptions and attitudes to race with specific focus on the role of on-campus interactions and experiences in South Africa.” 2017. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Tsikai TT. An exploration of learners’ perceptions and attitudes to race with specific focus on the role of on-campus interactions and experiences in South Africa. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of KwaZulu-Natal; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za/handle/10413/16453.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Tsikai TT. An exploration of learners’ perceptions and attitudes to race with specific focus on the role of on-campus interactions and experiences in South Africa. [Thesis]. University of KwaZulu-Natal; 2017. Available from: https://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za/handle/10413/16453
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
IUPUI
18.
Farrington, Elizabeth Marie.
Comparing and contrasting lifestyle and professional dominatrices: a division by tribute.
Degree: 2017, IUPUI
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1805/14657
► Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
In the realm of BDSM there are a few different roles. There is a dominant, which is a person who…
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▼ Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
In the realm of BDSM there are a few different roles. There is a dominant, which is a person who controls a BDSM scene. There is a submissive, which is a person who gives up control to the dominant during a scene. In a BDSM scene, there must always be a person who is playing the role of a dominant and a person who is in the role of the submissive. This study looks at two different identities associated with the dominate role, lifestyle and professional. This study aims to compare and contrast the two identities on their backgrounds, how they identify themselves, and their views on tribute. Tribute is receiving either gifts or money in exchange for BDSM services. Two theories, social constructionism and exchange theory, were used to create the interview questions for this survey. For this study I interviewed four lifestyle dominatrices and three professional dominatrices. Data from six blogs, three lifestyle dominatrices’ blogs and three professional dominatrices’ blogs, were used as well. My findings suggest that in discovery of, and in BDSM play, the dominatrices are similar and that the defining difference between lifestyles and professionals is the acceptance of money. My findings also conflict a little with Viviana Zelizer’s theory that the receiver of a gift is necessarily submissive to the giver.
Advisors/Committee Members: Aponte, Robert.
Subjects/Keywords: BDSM; Dominatrices; Tribute; Social Exchange Theory; Social Constructionism
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Farrington, E. M. (2017). Comparing and contrasting lifestyle and professional dominatrices: a division by tribute. (Thesis). IUPUI. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1805/14657
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Farrington, Elizabeth Marie. “Comparing and contrasting lifestyle and professional dominatrices: a division by tribute.” 2017. Thesis, IUPUI. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1805/14657.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Farrington, Elizabeth Marie. “Comparing and contrasting lifestyle and professional dominatrices: a division by tribute.” 2017. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Farrington EM. Comparing and contrasting lifestyle and professional dominatrices: a division by tribute. [Internet] [Thesis]. IUPUI; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1805/14657.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Farrington EM. Comparing and contrasting lifestyle and professional dominatrices: a division by tribute. [Thesis]. IUPUI; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1805/14657
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
19.
Waterhouse, Alistair.
Exploring Drug Practitioners' Perspectives of Roles within a UK and Swedish Drug Treatment Service.
Degree: Social Work and Criminology, 2020, University of Gävle
URL: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-31657
► This research study aims to draw comparisons on similarities and differences in how drug treatment practitioners perceive and conduct their therapeutic roles working in…
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▼ This research study aims to draw comparisons on similarities and differences in how drug treatment practitioners perceive and conduct their therapeutic roles working in UK and Swedish drug treatment services. Previous research shows that global ideologies influence national policies that then influence drug treatment practitioners in how they conduct their work. To further explore the practitioners’ perspectives, four semi- structured interviews were conducted with practitioners in both a Swedish and UK Drug Service. The interviews were analyzed through thematic analysis and three themes and three sub-themes emerged from the statements of the practitioners and were then further analysed to explore similarities and differences. The results show that there were similarities in that all practitioners emphasized the importance of creating a therapeutic alliance with the service users, they all had some form of internal and external collaboration and they all used evidence based methods. The same areas showed differences when explored in greater detail. The theoretical framework of Social Constructionism and Labelling Theory was used to explore the results.
Subjects/Keywords: Drug treatment; policies; practice; social constructionism; Social Work; Socialt arbete
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Waterhouse, A. (2020). Exploring Drug Practitioners' Perspectives of Roles within a UK and Swedish Drug Treatment Service. (Thesis). University of Gävle. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-31657
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Waterhouse, Alistair. “Exploring Drug Practitioners' Perspectives of Roles within a UK and Swedish Drug Treatment Service.” 2020. Thesis, University of Gävle. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-31657.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Waterhouse, Alistair. “Exploring Drug Practitioners' Perspectives of Roles within a UK and Swedish Drug Treatment Service.” 2020. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Waterhouse A. Exploring Drug Practitioners' Perspectives of Roles within a UK and Swedish Drug Treatment Service. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Gävle; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-31657.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Waterhouse A. Exploring Drug Practitioners' Perspectives of Roles within a UK and Swedish Drug Treatment Service. [Thesis]. University of Gävle; 2020. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-31657
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
20.
Moore, Colleen C.
Exploring the Social Entrepreneur: Individual and Organizational Identity Construction.
Degree: 2012, Marquette University
URL: https://epublications.marquette.edu/theses_open/148
► Social entrepreneurs play the role of the "change maker" in society by adopting business practices to create and sustain social value within the social sector.…
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▼ Social entrepreneurs play the role of the "change maker" in society by adopting business practices to create and sustain
social value within the
social sector. These individuals engage in processes that explore innovation and new opportunities to serve their missions.
Social entrepreneurs are continually being described as visionaries, suggesting a defining characteristic of
social entrepreneurs that they are relentless in their pursuit of fulfilling their vision. As
social entrepreneurs continue to receive international attention for their goals for
social change and innovation, it is important to further analyze
social entrepreneurs from a communication perspective because it is believed that it is the entrepreneurs' personal mission, internal values and motivation that is likely to drive their ventures. Drawing on
social constructionist perspective and organizational identity research to provide a theoretical lens, this research explores
social entrepreneurs through in-depth interviews to explore the impact visionary leaders have on their
social enterprises.
Advisors/Committee Members: Feldner, Sarah B., Fyke, Jeremy, Brennen, Bonnie.
Subjects/Keywords: Organizational Communication; Organizational Identity; Social Constructionism; Social Entrepreneurship; Communication
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Moore, C. C. (2012). Exploring the Social Entrepreneur: Individual and Organizational Identity Construction. (Thesis). Marquette University. Retrieved from https://epublications.marquette.edu/theses_open/148
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Moore, Colleen C. “Exploring the Social Entrepreneur: Individual and Organizational Identity Construction.” 2012. Thesis, Marquette University. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/theses_open/148.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Moore, Colleen C. “Exploring the Social Entrepreneur: Individual and Organizational Identity Construction.” 2012. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Moore CC. Exploring the Social Entrepreneur: Individual and Organizational Identity Construction. [Internet] [Thesis]. Marquette University; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://epublications.marquette.edu/theses_open/148.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Moore CC. Exploring the Social Entrepreneur: Individual and Organizational Identity Construction. [Thesis]. Marquette University; 2012. Available from: https://epublications.marquette.edu/theses_open/148
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Helsinki
21.
Louhivuori, Anna Eveliina.
Constructing and Negotiating Work under New Capitalism : Case studies from the Greater Helsinki Region.
Degree: Department of Social Studies; Helsingfors universitet, Institutionen för socialvetenskap, 2010, University of Helsinki
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/15987
► According to Ulrich Beck's theory of reflexive modernisation people today suffer from insecurity and constant risks in all aspects of their life. A major factor…
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▼ According to Ulrich Beck's theory of reflexive modernisation people today suffer from insecurity and constant risks in all aspects of their life. A major factor dictating their individual biographies is their work. Work in today's world has become an essential ingredient in defining personal identities and relationships. For Beck as a consequence of the modern work environment new insecurities and inequalities in comparison to the industrial epoch have emerged; a development of risk biographies. This thesis examines how international professionals in the Greater Helsinki Region construct and negotiate the meaning of their work and the organisation of their work. Specifically, through the critical discourse analytic method of Norman Fairclough the focus of the research is on the impact of power and ideology of new capitalism on individual discourses. This is studied by exploring whether a shift emerges in the participants' discourses of their work during interviews pertaining to the new financial crises of the late 2000s as well as the impact of the effects of the information age. The data is supported by the method of reflexive social processes of participant observation. The analysis of the interviews shows that the individuals, in contrast to the theory of reflexive modernity, did not present themselves as insecure nor facing constant risk in their individual discourse of work; even during discussions of the new financial crisis. Instead, it was discovered that the participants constructed themselves as in control of their biographies, both disciplined and self-managed, in contrast to the volatility of the market forces. The observed feelings of self-management are in accordance with Fairclough's original thesis and demonstrate that the participants have internalised new capitalism's ideology of neo-liberalism, further propelling the cause of the capitalist market forces in their work places. By internalising this ideology the participants were found to be experiencing alienation, predicted by Karl Marx, struggling with the loss of meaning towards their work, as described by Max Weber and at risk of anomie discussed by Emile Durkheim.
Endast sammandrag. Inbundna avhandlingar kan sökas i Helka-databasen (http://www.helsinki.fi/helka). Elektroniska kopior av avhandlingar finns antingen öppet på nätet eller endast tillgängliga i bibliotekets avhandlingsterminaler.
Only abstract. Paper copies of master’s theses are listed in the Helka database (http://www.helsinki.fi/helka). Electronic copies of master’s theses are either available as open access or only on thesis terminals in the Helsinki University Library.
Vain tiivistelmä. Sidottujen gradujen saatavuuden voit tarkistaa Helka-tietokannasta (http://www.helsinki.fi/helka). Digitaaliset gradut voivat olla luettavissa avoimesti verkossa tai rajoitetusti kirjaston opinnäytekioskeilla.
Subjects/Keywords: Work; New Capitalism; Reflexive Modernity; Social Constructionism; Critical Discourse Analysis; Work; New Capitalism; Reflexive Modernity; Social Constructionism; Critical Discourse Analysis
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Louhivuori, A. E. (2010). Constructing and Negotiating Work under New Capitalism : Case studies from the Greater Helsinki Region. (Masters Thesis). University of Helsinki. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10138/15987
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Louhivuori, Anna Eveliina. “Constructing and Negotiating Work under New Capitalism : Case studies from the Greater Helsinki Region.” 2010. Masters Thesis, University of Helsinki. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10138/15987.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Louhivuori, Anna Eveliina. “Constructing and Negotiating Work under New Capitalism : Case studies from the Greater Helsinki Region.” 2010. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Louhivuori AE. Constructing and Negotiating Work under New Capitalism : Case studies from the Greater Helsinki Region. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Helsinki; 2010. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/15987.
Council of Science Editors:
Louhivuori AE. Constructing and Negotiating Work under New Capitalism : Case studies from the Greater Helsinki Region. [Masters Thesis]. University of Helsinki; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/15987
University of South Africa
22.
Harlingten, Leora.
Social work and social justice : conversations with activists
.
Degree: 2013, University of South Africa
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10500/10368
► Change directed at social justice has been partial at best because it leaves the larger unequal context and structures in place. Social work generally takes…
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▼ Change directed at
social justice has been partial at best because it leaves the larger unequal context and structures in place.
Social work generally takes place in the context of unequal power relation on individual/cultural/structural levels. The inquiry’s aim is to broaden the perspective on change to facilitate
social justice. A qualitative approach that is exploratory and descriptive with a flare of phenomenology was used. Anti-oppressive constructionist research is the point of departure. As such the research attempts to be consistent with values of equality where participants are partners and share in the creation of the inquiry. So in the beginning only preliminary questions designed to provide context and stimulate thought about change are explored. The goals and objectives of the inquiry are to discover and describe the perceptions of activists and literature thus expanding meanings of
social justice and how it can be facilitated. In the inquiry, motivation to work for change, what is needed to facilitate
social justice, what blocks change for
social justice and the values and principles that underlie change for
social justice are explored. The inquiry asks the question: How can
social workers and the profession of
social work facilitate change for
social justice?
Advisors/Committee Members: Schenck, C. J (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Anti-oppression;
Social Work;
Social Justice;
Canadian Social Work;
Constructionism;
Social Activists;
Facilitating Social Change
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Harlingten, L. (2013). Social work and social justice : conversations with activists
. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of South Africa. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10500/10368
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Harlingten, Leora. “Social work and social justice : conversations with activists
.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, University of South Africa. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10500/10368.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Harlingten, Leora. “Social work and social justice : conversations with activists
.” 2013. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Harlingten L. Social work and social justice : conversations with activists
. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of South Africa; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10500/10368.
Council of Science Editors:
Harlingten L. Social work and social justice : conversations with activists
. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of South Africa; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10500/10368
York University
23.
Klassen, Abigail Ray.
Social Construction and the Possibility of Emancipation.
Degree: PhD, Philosophy, 2016, York University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10315/32789
► In this dissertation, I attempt to accomplish two main objectives. First, I attempt to clarify what social construction amounts to in contemporary analytic philosophy. Research…
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▼ In this dissertation, I attempt to accomplish two main objectives. First, I attempt to clarify what
social construction amounts to in contemporary analytic philosophy. Research on the
social construction of
social categories has done some work to delineate and clarify varieties of
social constructionist projects, as well as varieties of
social phenomena. However, little research has been done to examine the meanings and tractability of the notions that
social constructionists employ. As a second objective, I therefore take on the task of making clearer the meanings and implications of non-inevitability and amelioration. Both objectives involve attending to the programs of various
social constructionists and attempting to merge their programs into a single coherent account. In so doing, I put forth my own construal of what
social construction amounts to, as well as what it means to say that something is a
social construction in both the institutional and non-institutional contexts.
I provide tractable and plausible, if coarse-grained, accounts of what
social constructionists might have in mind when they cite the notion of non-inevitability in their projects. I also explore the plausibility of
social constructionisms ameliorative or emancipatory potential, asking whether or how modifying our
social categories and concepts can have ethical and political implications and asking what those implications might be. I defend
social constructionist programs, especially those of the ameliorative variety, from the possibly vitiating forces of the status quo, as well as from relativism concerning what or who counts or should count as some
social kind X and the issue of what determines or what should determine Xs extension. Related to these issues, I explore the nature of the difficulties involved in changing aspects of the
social world. Difficulties related to the possibility of change and amelioration include the complexity of multiple coexisting ideologies, the problem of how to isolate ideologies and their source(s), and the non-volitional character of beliefs.
Advisors/Committee Members: Khalidi, Muhammad Ali (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Philosophy; Social constructionism; Social ontology; Metaphysics; Emancipation; Social kinds; Philosophy of the social sciences
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Klassen, A. R. (2016). Social Construction and the Possibility of Emancipation. (Doctoral Dissertation). York University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10315/32789
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Klassen, Abigail Ray. “Social Construction and the Possibility of Emancipation.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, York University. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10315/32789.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Klassen, Abigail Ray. “Social Construction and the Possibility of Emancipation.” 2016. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Klassen AR. Social Construction and the Possibility of Emancipation. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. York University; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10315/32789.
Council of Science Editors:
Klassen AR. Social Construction and the Possibility of Emancipation. [Doctoral Dissertation]. York University; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10315/32789
University of Waterloo
24.
Mandur, Amrit Kaur.
Alternative Solutions to Traditional Problems: Contextualizing the Kitchener John School Diversion Program.
Degree: 2010, University of Waterloo
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/5496
► This thesis is an exploratory study of the Kitchener John School Diversion Program. As a primarily community-based initiative, this program has been developed in response…
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▼ This thesis is an exploratory study of the Kitchener John School Diversion Program. As a primarily community-based initiative, this program has been developed in response to a particular social problem, street prostitution. The primary focus of the program is to address the problem by targeting the clients of prostitutes. Using a contextual constructionist framework, eight qualitative, semi-structured interviews and three participant observation sessions were conducted to explore and understand how the John School works within the context of its objectives and mandate. Four research questions have been developed to achieve this and focus on (1) how program objectives are implemented within the operation of the diversion program, (2) how stakeholders problematize prostitution and its social actors, (3) what the social conditions and characteristics related to the social construction of prostitution are, as perceived by the social actors, and finally, (4) how the diversion program addresses the problem of prostitution.
Through analysis of the data collected, key findings emerge that help to contextualize the diversion program within a broader understanding of its mandates and operations. Specifically, four objectives are identified as the primary goals of the school, being knowledge dissemination, accountability, diversion and change. There are notable discrepancies, however, in terms of how program staff interpret these objectives within the context of their program lectures and materials. Additionally, while strong themes and typifications emerge with respect to how prostitution and its social actors are problematized by the program staff, these themes and typifications have a tendency to conflict with one another when presented to the participants. For example, where prostitution is understood to be a social problem with a number of victims and perpetrators, the participants are frequently typified simultaneously as both victim and villain. In light of these discrepancies, however, it appears that the intended objectives and the actual operation of the diversion program both work towards the same, ultimate goal: change.
Subjects/Keywords: Contextual Constructionism; John School; Social Constructionism; Process Evaluation; Prostitution
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Mandur, Amrit Kaur. “Alternative Solutions to Traditional Problems: Contextualizing the Kitchener John School Diversion Program.” 2010. Thesis, University of Waterloo. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10012/5496.
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MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Mandur, Amrit Kaur. “Alternative Solutions to Traditional Problems: Contextualizing the Kitchener John School Diversion Program.” 2010. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Mandur AK. Alternative Solutions to Traditional Problems: Contextualizing the Kitchener John School Diversion Program. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2010. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/5496.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Mandur AK. Alternative Solutions to Traditional Problems: Contextualizing the Kitchener John School Diversion Program. [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/5496
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Otago
25.
Chaderopa, Chengeto.
Transfrontier Parks, Social Space and Local Communities’ Livelihoods: A Crisis of Representation
.
Degree: 2011, University of Otago
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/624
► This study investigates the dominant and subordinate representations of Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) and their implications for local community‘s socio-economic spaces of engagement. In recognition…
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▼ This study investigates the dominant and subordinate representations of Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) and their implications for local community‘s socio-economic spaces of engagement. In recognition of the uniqueness of TFCAs in their transcendence of borders, the study further examines how the border is implicated in the local communities’ approach and to, and implementation of, cross-border tourism partnerships, especially given that this is generally a major reason behind the introduction of TFCAs. In this respect, the thesis examines the dominant and subordinate representations of the transformation of the border landscape through TFCAs’ implementation in relation to an enhanced participatory socio-economic and conservation role for the local people. The border is therefore viewed as part of the discursive landscape of socio-economic power and a form of control and access to TFCAs natural resource opportunities. Fundamental to this examination is the concept of dialectics, in which the contradictions in the conceptualisations and representations of the border and TFCAs space are captured through Lefebvre‘s (1991) three moments of space. Given the centrality of the idea of interaction among communities, border space and the TFCAs, the exploration further assumes a
social constructionist epistemological approach to knowledge because of its strength in acknowledging the existence of a diversity of actors, claims, and types of knowledge which all combine to give shape to how the TFCAs socio-economic opportunities are conceptualised and contested.
Methodologically, this qualitative case study of the Makuleke community who own a Contact Park within the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area makes use of observations, interviews, and document analysis to record the dominant and subordinate GLTP representations in the context of the Makuleke communities’ desire to enhance their livelihood security options in the GLTP.
Treating TFCAs as a
social space in which various stakeholders are fighting for control and access to the TFCAs’ resources, this inquiry opens by exploring how powerful TFCAs drivers produce, organise, and represent TFCAs, and the implications for meaningful community participation. Emerging from the literature review is that post colonial Africa has yet to obliterate the legacy of colonialism and therefore ‘past’ nature-people perspectives inspired by Western colonial ‘scientific’ construction of nature have resulted in a dysfunctional local people-parks relationship. The TFCAs is therefore a
social space that is constructed in line with an outsider’s socio-economic interest in conservation, resulting in the alienation of local communities, especially since they lack the skills and resources necessary to both independently and productively use the park for their livelihoods.
In light of the fact that TFCAs are unique in that they involve the negotiation of the border space by transnational communities, research that has explored the border phenomenon argue that the border is an…
Advisors/Committee Members: Thompson, Anna (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: transfrontier parks;
local community participation;
constructionism;
social space;
conservation
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Chaderopa, C. (2011). Transfrontier Parks, Social Space and Local Communities’ Livelihoods: A Crisis of Representation
. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/624
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Chaderopa, Chengeto. “Transfrontier Parks, Social Space and Local Communities’ Livelihoods: A Crisis of Representation
.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Otago. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10523/624.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Chaderopa, Chengeto. “Transfrontier Parks, Social Space and Local Communities’ Livelihoods: A Crisis of Representation
.” 2011. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Chaderopa C. Transfrontier Parks, Social Space and Local Communities’ Livelihoods: A Crisis of Representation
. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Otago; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/624.
Council of Science Editors:
Chaderopa C. Transfrontier Parks, Social Space and Local Communities’ Livelihoods: A Crisis of Representation
. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Otago; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/624
University of Otago
26.
Oktem, Onur.
Water Politics and Political Culture: Turkey's Compatibility with the European Union
.
Degree: 2012, University of Otago
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/2575
► Turkey’s willingness to enter the EU brought forward a set of issues regarding harmonisation that needed urgent solutions before such joining could take place. Harmonisation…
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▼ Turkey’s willingness to enter the EU brought forward a set of issues regarding harmonisation that needed urgent solutions before such joining could take place. Harmonisation work requires rigorous agreement between Turkey and the EU around how Turkish law and institutions are going to function in harmony with the European statutory and institutional setting. One of the most important areas of work is fresh water management. If Turkey wants to join the EU they are required to apply the European Water Framework Directive (EU WFD), the community’s water policy for member countries. This means that Turkey is required to adopt the fundamental principles of the Directive and also has to undertake a series of actions to change its water governance system into an Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) framework. IWRM is promoted, as the core principle of how freshwater should be managed under the WFD.
IWRM offers a systemic approach to water management where citizen participation and conciliation of vested interests among the users of the river basin should ideally produce optimum results for ecosystems and socio-economic values. In this sense, IWRM supports ‘processes’ that lead to democratic water decision-making. However, there is a practical difficulty with the implementation of IWRM. This thesis explores how the concept becomes abstract and theoretical where political cultures of water bureaucracies impede vigorous discussion around the issues of water management.
This study looks into this phenomenon in the Turkish case and argues that Turkey is a good example of where IWRM is difficult to implement due to the
social constructions embedded within how Turkish water bureaucracy functions. Turkish water institutions are set around a paternalistic system. Water policy is being formulated within a technical-economic engineering dominated setting where other points of view can be pushed out of the way in pursuit of political agendas. The closed knowledge system of orthodox engineering is useful politically and a monopoly on this knowledge by particular groups affords them a lot of power; paternalistic transactions over issues of water management is a case where particular engineering mind-set silence potentially dissenting views of how to go about democratic water management. A comparison with Spain shows that similar political culture exists despite the Spanish government’s attempt to implement the EU’s Water Framework Directive.
Advisors/Committee Members: Harris, William (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: social constructionism;
political culture;
Spain;
European Union;
Turkey;
water bureaucracy;
IWRM
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Oktem, O. (2012). Water Politics and Political Culture: Turkey's Compatibility with the European Union
. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/2575
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Oktem, Onur. “Water Politics and Political Culture: Turkey's Compatibility with the European Union
.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Otago. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10523/2575.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Oktem, Onur. “Water Politics and Political Culture: Turkey's Compatibility with the European Union
.” 2012. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Oktem O. Water Politics and Political Culture: Turkey's Compatibility with the European Union
. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Otago; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/2575.
Council of Science Editors:
Oktem O. Water Politics and Political Culture: Turkey's Compatibility with the European Union
. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Otago; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/2575
University of Pretoria
27.
Buqa, Wonke.
Conflicts between the Church Associations of the UPCSA,
with special reference to the Presbytery of Tshwane : a narrative
approach
.
Degree: 2013, University of Pretoria
URL: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06242013-120116/
► This research study is based on investigating the conflicts between the Church Associations (also called This research study is based on investigating the conflicts between…
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▼ This research study is based on investigating the
conflicts between the Church Associations (also called This
research study is based on investigating the conflicts between the
Church Associations (also called iimanyano) of the UPCSA. These
associations are essentially a group of people who gather together
to achieve certain aims and objectives in serving God within the
Church.anyano) of the UPCSA. These associations are essentially a
group of people who gather together to achieve certain aims and
objectives in serving God within the Church. The iimanyano are
normally identified by means of a specific uniform, even though the
UPCSA (as with the reformed Church tradition) does not generally
wear a uniform. The uniform of the iimanyano therefore does not
have any specific origin. However, Chapter One of this study traces
the purpose of the iimanyano in that it was formed to evangelise
and reach out to black people within a cultural ethos. The research
embarks on narrative, qualitative interviews and follows a
participatory approach in discovering the problems that led to the
iimanyano deviating from their original focus. In Chapter Two, the
amalgamation of The Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa with the
Reformed Presbyterian Church of South Africa in 1999 is discussed.
(The emerging of these two Churches formed the Uniting Presbyterian
Church in Southern Africa.) The process of joining the iimanyano of
the two former (PCSA and RPCSA) Churches resulted in
dissatisfaction and caused several grievances. These tensions of
the iiimanyano are a threat to the union of the UPCSA. The study
investigates through narrative research why the problems still
persist. In Chapter Three, the narratives of the co-researchers in
the context of the Presbytery of Tshwane are presented. These
helped to identify certain experiences that the remaining iimanyano
in the UPCSA denomination still encounter. It is further indicated
that some underlining issues may have been rushed or underestimated
by the Special Commission on Union. An interesting observation is
that the tension is mostly referred to by the black members of the
former two churches. Furthermore, some members are suspicious of
any outside influence perpetuating the problem. In Chapter Four the
struggles within the body of Christ whereby the uniform issue among
the women is discussed. In Chapter Five, a narrative reflection on
the research findings and recommendations to the associations of
the UPCSA are given.
Advisors/Committee Members: Prof J C Muller (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Social-constructionism;
Associations;
Church;
Presbytery;
Deconstruction;
Postfoundationalism;
Aggrieved;
Union;
Assembly;
UCTD
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Buqa, W. (2013). Conflicts between the Church Associations of the UPCSA,
with special reference to the Presbytery of Tshwane : a narrative
approach
. (Masters Thesis). University of Pretoria. Retrieved from http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06242013-120116/
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Buqa, Wonke. “Conflicts between the Church Associations of the UPCSA,
with special reference to the Presbytery of Tshwane : a narrative
approach
.” 2013. Masters Thesis, University of Pretoria. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06242013-120116/.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Buqa, Wonke. “Conflicts between the Church Associations of the UPCSA,
with special reference to the Presbytery of Tshwane : a narrative
approach
.” 2013. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Buqa W. Conflicts between the Church Associations of the UPCSA,
with special reference to the Presbytery of Tshwane : a narrative
approach
. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Pretoria; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06242013-120116/.
Council of Science Editors:
Buqa W. Conflicts between the Church Associations of the UPCSA,
with special reference to the Presbytery of Tshwane : a narrative
approach
. [Masters Thesis]. University of Pretoria; 2013. Available from: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06242013-120116/
University of Pretoria
28.
[No author].
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
.
Degree: 2009, University of Pretoria
URL: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04032009-093002/
► A new constitution in South Africa necessitated a change in policing practices from an abusive, para-military style to a community-based structure. Such changes had its…
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▼ A new constitution in South Africa necessitated a
change in policing practices from an abusive, para-military style
to a community-based structure. Such changes had its challenges,
which were partially addressed through new policies that affected
all police officials. White, male police officers in
middle-management, who were once central in the police, were
increasingly being sidelined. This research describes the
experiences of three police officers in the Kwazulu-Natal midlands.
It was conducted using a narrative approach, working within a
social constructionist and a postfoundationalist paradigm. This
meant that their stories were listened to within the wider context
described through media reports. The discourses shaping their ideas
were explored and compared to the experiences of police members of
other races. Comments from other police officers were brought into
the conversation alongside the insights of other disciplines and
research done by others, including criminology, business, politics,
social sciences and theology. The participants wrestled with how
faith in God could assist them in dealing with the challenges they
were faced with. This journey also contributes to a wider audience
beyond our local context.
Advisors/Committee Members: Prof J C Müller (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: South africa;
Postfoundationalism;
Social constructionism;
Narrative;
Practical theology;
UCTD
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author], [. (2009). 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
. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Pretoria. Retrieved from http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04032009-093002/
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
author], [No. “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
.” 2009. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pretoria. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04032009-093002/.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
author], [No. “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
.” 2009. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
author] [. 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
. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Pretoria; 2009. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04032009-093002/.
Council of Science Editors:
author] [. 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
. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Pretoria; 2009. Available from: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04032009-093002/
University of Pretoria
29.
[No author].
Madness as mental illness or mental illness as madness
: mental illness as constructed by young professionals
.
Degree: 2008, University of Pretoria
URL: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08052008-131715/
► The aim of the study was to explore the constructions and meanings around madness/mental illness among a group of young professionals in order to broaden…
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▼ The aim of the study was to explore the
constructions and meanings around madness/mental illness among a
group of young professionals in order to broaden the dialogue
around mental illness to include the voices of a certain section of
the community. The current dialogue around mental illness is
dominated by the view that madness/mental illness is the domain of
scientifically trained professionals. The aim of the study was to
explore the constructions of those not part of a mental health
profession and those not suffering from mental illness and how
these constructions may influence their behaviour towards those
suffering from mental illness. The epistemological framework of the
study falls into a
social constructionist perspective. This
epistemological approach allows for the exploration of previously
taken for granted truths. When adhering to this approach the
function of research is to explore a particular version of reality
in an embedded context and language seen as the structuring aspect
of
social reality. From this approach a discourse analysis was done
using the transcripts of audiotaped interviews with the
participants. The four participants chosen for the study fell into
the 23-26 years age group brackets, had finished tertiary education
and have started working on a professional career. None of the
participants have had any formal contact with mental health
services or professionals or those suffering from mental illness.
In the process of analysing the texts five discourses were
identified and discussed. The first of these discourses was the
scientific discourse around mental illness in which madness is
constructed mostly as an illness with genetic, chemical or
emotional causes. The knowledge and expertise of mental health
professionals is seen as important to the general public as they
seem to have little knowledge on the meaning of mental illness
themselves. The second discourse that was identified was mental
illness as the domain of professionals and mental institutions.
Most of the respondents seemed comfortable with this idea and used
distancing strategies in order to explain their non-involvement in
the care of the mentally ill. Mental illness as individual
experience was discussed next and in this discourse mental illness
was seen as an exclusive experience to which few except the
sufferer has access. The fourth discourse discussed was the mental
illness as unknown discourse. In this discourse madness/mental
illness, those suffering from it and the treatment thereof, is a
mystery to those who are not part of these experiences. The final
discourse discussed was the mental illness as bad discourse where
those suffering from mental illness were constructed as dangerous,
possibly violent, unpredictable and damaging. During the analysis
of the data it was found that the majority of the respondents used
techniques to distance themselves from involvement of the mentally
ill and ascribed to the discourse that madness/mental illness is
the domain of mental health professionals only.
Advisors/Committee Members: Ms A Pauw (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Social constructionism;
Modernism;
Mental illness;
Madness;
Qualitative research discourse;
UCTD
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author], [. (2008). Madness as mental illness or mental illness as madness
: mental illness as constructed by young professionals
. (Masters Thesis). University of Pretoria. Retrieved from http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08052008-131715/
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
author], [No. “Madness as mental illness or mental illness as madness
: mental illness as constructed by young professionals
.” 2008. Masters Thesis, University of Pretoria. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08052008-131715/.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
author], [No. “Madness as mental illness or mental illness as madness
: mental illness as constructed by young professionals
.” 2008. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
author] [. Madness as mental illness or mental illness as madness
: mental illness as constructed by young professionals
. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Pretoria; 2008. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08052008-131715/.
Council of Science Editors:
author] [. Madness as mental illness or mental illness as madness
: mental illness as constructed by young professionals
. [Masters Thesis]. University of Pretoria; 2008. Available from: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08052008-131715/
University of Pretoria
30.
[No author].
The construction of masculinity and femininity in
alcohol advertisements in men’s magazines in South Africa : a
discourse analysis
.
Degree: 2008, University of Pretoria
URL: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09302008-084418/
► This thesis focuses on how masculinity and femininity are constructed in alcohol advertisements in the print form, specifically in For Him Magazine (FHM) and Gentlemen’s…
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▼ This thesis focuses on how masculinity and
femininity are constructed in alcohol advertisements in the print
form, specifically in For Him Magazine (FHM) and Gentlemen’s
Quarterly (GQ) . Alcohol advertisements address the reader in a way
that sells the lifestyle that is associated with the product.
Within the lifestyle depicted in the advertisement, there may also
be an identity and a specific gender identity that the reader may
be encouraged to incorporate in order to achieve the lifestyle
associated with the advertised product. Advertising in general has
often been implicated in constructing masculinity, and in
particular, femininity in narrow or restricted ways. South African
advertising has been found to depict women as passive sex objects
and men as strong, intelligent and as the dominant gender. The mass
media and advertising use and extend upon existing societal ‘norms’
and discourses regarding the construction of masculinity and
femininity by sending these discourses or constructions back into
society in the form of advertising. A discourse analysis was
employed to investigate to what extent advertising has used gender
based societal discourses as well as what dominant structures or
portrayals of gender appear in South African alcohol advertising.
By using the qualitative method of discourse analysis as well as a
social constructionist paradigm, several discourses were
identified. These included the discourses of patriarchy, violence
as a masculine quality, men being unemotional and independent,
women’s bodies as sexual objects, male companionship, a
heterosexual norm, an anti-hegemonic masculinity and a discourse of
glamorous heterosexuality. The results of the analysis discussed
how in alcohol advertising, women are still constructed in a
limiting and sometimes sexual manner whereas men are constructed in
a more variable way.
Advisors/Committee Members: Ms A Pauw (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Masculinity;
Femininity;
Gender;
Social constructionism;
Alcohol advertisements;
Men’s magazines;
UCTD
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author], [. (2008). The construction of masculinity and femininity in
alcohol advertisements in men’s magazines in South Africa : a
discourse analysis
. (Masters Thesis). University of Pretoria. Retrieved from http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09302008-084418/
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
author], [No. “The construction of masculinity and femininity in
alcohol advertisements in men’s magazines in South Africa : a
discourse analysis
.” 2008. Masters Thesis, University of Pretoria. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09302008-084418/.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
author], [No. “The construction of masculinity and femininity in
alcohol advertisements in men’s magazines in South Africa : a
discourse analysis
.” 2008. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
author] [. The construction of masculinity and femininity in
alcohol advertisements in men’s magazines in South Africa : a
discourse analysis
. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Pretoria; 2008. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09302008-084418/.
Council of Science Editors:
author] [. The construction of masculinity and femininity in
alcohol advertisements in men’s magazines in South Africa : a
discourse analysis
. [Masters Thesis]. University of Pretoria; 2008. Available from: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09302008-084418/
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