This study explores the ways in which grade 10 girls experience violence within a
single-sex high school setting in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The focus of the
study is on their accounts of witnessing violence amongst other girls in the school.
The study shows that despite the view that single-sex schools are regarded as a safer
option for many girls in South Africa, different forms of violence and aggression are
reported by the girls in this study. Violence and aggression are not easily definable
but the eye-witness accounts from the grade 10 girls in this study show how - in
everyday relations - violence is gendered, raced and classed. Violence and
aggression are also related to sexuality and the study shows how girls fight for boys.
This study draws upon a qualitative methodological approach to identify the various
forms of violence experienced within this setting. Through the process of analysing
semi-structured interviews, this study has revealed that the single-sex environment
for high school girls is a highly charged site of violence and aggression.
Implications for understanding girls' violence, as well as recommendations to
address such, conclude the study. / Thesis (M.Ed.) - University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2009.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ukzn/oai:http://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za:10413/3124 |
| Date | January 2009 |
| Creators | Pillay, Nalini. |
| Contributors | Bhana, Deevia. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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