Thesis (M.Th.) - University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2010. / Full text also available online. Scroll down for electronic link.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Miami University, Dept. of Educational Leadership, 2007. / Title from second page of PDF document. Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-75).

Thesis (M.A. (English studies)) -- University of Limpopo, 2019 / Gender role expectations are mostly influenced and perpetuated by patriarchy whereby women are marginalised by their surroundings while men are granted the will to do as they wish. The institution of patriarchy thrives on oppressing women in many ways and silencing them is one of those various ways. This study was prompted by the need to explore the experiences that surround African women and that of women in the African diaspora with regard to muted voices of marginalised females. Their inability to express themselves in the name of respecting culture and conforming to the expected behaviour as per their gender is majorly explored. The current study is a literary analysis of Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus (2005) which is narrated by fourteen- year-old Kambili. In it, Adichie explores patriarchy through the family of a strict catholic man by the name of Eugene Achike who stifles his family due to his strict supposed laws of God. Also, The Colour Purple (1982) by Alice Walker is analysed. In this epistolary novel, Walker documents the story of two sisters, Nettie and Celie, who become estranged as a result of their muffled conditions. While the contexts for the novels are distinctly different in many ways, they share oppressive ideologies towards women, which is the colonial experience in Africa. The aims and objectives of this study were met by using the Feminism, African feminism, Womanism theories and the concept of intersectionality as references. The findings indicate that sisterhood relationships and economic independence are huge emancipators for marginalised women.

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Abstract The purpose of this study is to observe the evolvement of social classes through different economic stages after the restoration of Taiwan. Also, this study applied class theory to analyze the cause of class antagonism, and view the factors of gender oppositions through the perspectives of patriarchy and feminism. The research methods applied in this study were historical research and documentary analysis and probed into whether both of them have identical quality, and if there is one approach that can solve the situation of oppositions. This article focused on the ¡§fortune,¡¨ both classes and genders have subordinate relationships due to the unequal fortune distributions. Therefore higher classes would exploit lower classes, and because of males dominate the power of economics to consolidate their patriarchy therefore cause the loss of female rights. However, it is not easy to solve these two issues. The social structure has been secured for long time. Especially the economic pattern in Taiwan deviates to capitalism, under the inter-effects of liberal economics and traditional patriarchal value, not only has created the class structure, but also let females suffer from the duplicate exploitations from labor market and family therefore are reluctant to be placed at an unequal position. The class has been altered for decades however the transition of economic structure has slowed down in recent year. The middle class didn¡¦t vanish, but steadily progressed and has a tendency of increasing. However the up-flowing channel is not that smooth. Most important is that the exploitations and conflicts between upper level classes and lower classes and the expansion of poverty gap. Therefore the government started to make improvements on the situation, not only improved the labors¡¦ rights, established labor protection acts in order to reform the unequal relationships between labors and capitals. But also re-arrange the fortune with social policies to diminish the poverty gap. As for gender issue, due to the raise of feminism, with consistent efforts of these newly formed feminist social interest groups, political and economic structure variations, and legal protections, the unequal relationships between genders has improved substantially. This article analyzed the major cause of class antagonism and gender oppositions, except for substantial rules, the most important thing of improvement is to alternation of concepts requires to be achieved through family and school education. The ultimate goal of all human beings is to create a harmonious society, though the purpose is unable to be reached in just one step, however with consistent striving, a harmonious society can be expected soon.

Thesis (M.S.)--Auburn University, 2007. / Abstract. Includes bibliographic references (ℓ. 62-64)

Thesis (MA(Practical Theology))--University of Pretoria, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 111-116).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Panepistēmion Iōanninōn, 1980. / Summary in English. Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-355) and index.

Thesis (M.A.)--Miami University, Dept. of Communication, 2007. / Title from first page of PDF document. Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-76).