The research was premised on the notion that gender is a social construct that is inextricably
linked with masculinity and violence. This view of gender was used in an attempt to
understand how masculinity and violence are constructed in the tabloid newspaper, the Daily
Sun. The research used a discourse analysis, specifically looking at the various subject
positions that are afforded to both men and women in this publication and how such positions
foreclose other ways of thinking about and understanding gendered violence. The data set
consisted of 23 information rich articles that were selected through the use of a purposeful
sampling strategy. Results suggest while the Daily Sun positions itself as a medium that aims
to ‘educate’ men (particularly working class men) against committing gendered violence, the
Daily Sun may serve to reinforce the system of patriarchy that it claims to want to dismantle.
In particular, the report highlights the problematic nature and implications of providing
individual psychological explanations for gendered violence without acknowledging the
contextual issues that are at play.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/12730 |
| Date | 22 May 2013 |
| Creators | Matoushaya, Fadzai |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf, application/pdf |
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