Turning that shawl into a cape
Older never married women in their own words – the ‘Spinsters’, the ‘Singletons’, and the ‘Superheroes’
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12877009 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sergio A Silverio (0000-0001-7177-3471, University College Hospital, corresponding author), Laura K Soulsby (0000-0001-9071-8654, University of Liverpool) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 211-228 |
| Publication date | 2019-08-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Discourse Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1740-5904 • E-ISSN: 1740-5912 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17405904.2019.1656654 |
| OpenAlex | W2969889700 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 39 |
Unmarried and childless women are frequently portrayed negatively in society. Social storytelling often renders them discriminated against, or in extreme cases, outcast by their kin or clan. Twelve semi-structured interviews were conducted with never married women to explore the concept of femininity, constructions of identity in daily-life, identity changes over time, marital status, and the interaction between having not married and womanhood. Data specifically relating to self-definitions of femininity and marital status concentrate on the speakers’ constructions of themselves as both the subject (powerful) and the object (powerless) of their own reflective enquiry. Four key themes emerged through the analysis: ‘Being Never Married’; ‘Society’s Perceptions’; ‘Being Feminine’; and ‘The Self and Transitions’. This study facilitates understanding of never married women’s relationship with themselves, their gender identity, and marital status; and is key to understanding how this population discusses their marginalisation in society
Aesthetics · Clan · Developmental psychology · Femininity · Identity (music · Linguistics · Narrative · Population · Sociology · Storytelling · Anthropology · Demography · Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |