“You mix up the thinking, and then you look at the journey”: ‘Pausing’ to reflect on masculinities in a South African township

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Pyke, Antonella (toni) (2022) “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, 25 (2). pp. 213-231. 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, such scholarship is overshadowed by a focus on men and violence. In this article, I reflect on the lives of a group of men living in contemporary Alexandra township, Johannesburg, South Africa, who are exploring what it means to be a man and the issues and challenges they face in their attempts to transition their masculine identities.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	gender equality,masculinities in transition,south africa,masculinity,masculine identity,gender studies,history,sociology and political science,literature and literary theory,sdg 16 - peace, justice and strong institutions,sdg 5 - gender equality,sdg 11 - sustainable cities and communities ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3318
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development)
Related URLs:	http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?... http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	14 May 2021 00:06
Last Modified:	23 May 2025 00:06
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/80009
DOI:	10.1177/1097184X20925872

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