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Contestations of the meanings of love and gender in a university students' discussion
(UNISA PressRoutledge, 2013)
Love is a fluid and complex concept that is difficult to define comprehensively. Its expressions, however, show
that love is not only gendered but also influenced by one's social and economic positioning. Family ...
The limits of discourse: masculinity as vulnerability
(UNISA PressRoutledge, 2013)
For many, gender equity being fair to women and men is a zero sum game in which men should be willing to
give up their privileges for the creation of a more equitable and just society. The idea that men might benefit
from ...
Policy commitments vs. lived realities of young pregnant women and mothers in school, Western Cape, South Africa
(Elsevier, 2013)
Reproductive rights in South Africa continue to be undermined for young women who fall pregnant and become mothers while still at school. Before 1994, exclusionary practices were common and the majority of those who fell ...
Teacher as learner: a personal reflection on a short course for South African university educators
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)
Higher education is understood to play a critical role in ongoing processes of
social transformation in post-apartheid South Africa through the production
of graduates who are critical and engaged citizens. A key challenge ...
Who needs a father? South African men reflect on being fathered
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)
The legacy of apartheid and continued social and economic change have meant that many
South African men and women have grown up in families from which biological fathers
are missing. In both popular and professional ...
Deconstructing the 'sugar daddy': A critical review of the constructions of men in intergenerational sexual relationships in South Africa
(Routledge, 2013)
Since a recent Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) prevalence study highlighted the relationship between
intergenerational sex and risk of HIV infection, a range of studies in Southern Africa have documented the
commonality ...
“It’s not a simple thing, co-publishing”: challenges of co-authorship between supervisors and students in South African higher educational contexts
(UNISA Press, 2013)
Knowledge production in South Africa remains framed by the legacies of apartheid.
Developing emerging authors and local knowledges through co-authorship between
supervisors and post graduate students is an important ...
Intimate partner violence during pregnancy in Zimbabwe: across-sectional study of prevalence, predictors and associations with HIV
(Public Library of Science, 2013)
objective To describe the occurrence, dynamics and predictors of intimate partner violence (IPV)
during pregnancy, including links with HIV, in urban Zimbabwe.
methods A cross-sectional survey of 2042 post-natal women ...
Teenage pregnancy and parenting at school in contemporary South African contexts: deconstructing school narratives and understanding policy implementation
(University of the Free State, 2013)
South African national education policy is committed to promoting gender equality at school and to facilitating the successful completion of all young people’s schooling, including those who may become pregnant and parent ...
Politics, freedoms and spirituality in Alaa Al Aswany's Yacouian Building
(University of Cape Town, 2013)
Although set in the 1990s and published in 2002, Alaa
Al Aswany’s novel The Yacoubian Building conveys the
corruption and brutality that led to explosive revolutions in
Egypt from 2011. Moreover, his depiction of ...