“You Mix Up the Thinking, and then You Look at the Journey”: ‘Pausing’ to Reflect on Masculinities in a South African Township
Pyke, Antonella (toni) (2020) “You Mix Up the Thinking, and then You Look at the Journey”: ‘Pausing’ to Reflect on Masculinities in a South African Township. Men and Masculinities. ISSN 1097-184X
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Abstract
Changes in political, social, and economic structures in South Africa during the transition from apartheid to democratic governance in 1994 have put men and masculinity/ies under public and scholarly scrutiny. Attention has generally focused on the links between masculinity and violence, particularly among black men from low-income backgrounds, in attempts to understand the widespread levels of sexual violence throughout the country. Together, but in tension with the focus on men and violence, has been a literature that documents gender change in South Africa. This literature argues for example, that men are embracing fatherhood and becoming more engaged in childcare. Nevertheless this is a minority literature that is overshadowed by a focus on men and violence. In this article, I reflect on the lives of a group of men living in Alexandra township in Johannesburg, who are exploring what it means to be a man in a contemporary township setting, and the issues and challenges they face in attempts to transition their masculine identities.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | sdg 5 - gender equality,sdg 11 - sustainable cities and communities,sdg 16 - peace, justice and strong institutions ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/gender_equality |
Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of International Development |
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Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
Date Deposited: | 14 May 2021 00:06 |
Last Modified: | 07 Dec 2021 17:33 |
URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/80009 |
DOI: | 10.1177/1097184X20925872 |
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