Year: 2013
Type: dissertation
Abstract: The research was premised on the notion that gender is a social construct that is inextricably \nlinked with masculinity and violence. This view of gender was used in an attempt to \nunderstand how masculinity and violence are constructed in the tabloid newspaper, the Daily \nSun. The research used a discourse analysis, specifically looking at the various subject \npositions that are afforded to both men and women in this publication and how such positions \nforeclose other ways of thinking about and understanding gendered violence. The data set \nconsisted of 23 information rich articles that were selected through the use of a purposeful \nsampling strategy. Results suggest while the Daily Sun positions itself as a medium that aims \nto ‘educate’ men (particularly working class men) against committing gendered violence, the \nDaily Sun may serve to reinforce the system of patriarchy that it claims to want to dismantle. \nIn particular, the report highlights the problematic nature and implications of providing \nindividual psychological explanations for gendered violence without acknowledging the \ncontextual issues that are at play.
Author: Fadzai Matoushaya
Language: English
Subfield: Gender Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2231182593