Female agency in action
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12898401 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Catherine Cresswell (University of the Witwatersrand, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 365-388 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-13 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Gender and Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1747-6321 • E-ISSN: 1747-633X |
| Publisher | Equinox Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1558/genl.27529 |
| OpenAlex | W2624132852 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 19 |
This study examined the discursive and interactional processes by which adolescent female participants present and discuss their romantic relationships in a ‘Love and Relationships’ MXit forum, a mobile phone-based project created by the South African Non-Governmental Organisation, HIVSA. In doing so, it was possible to explore some of the norms and ‘taken-for-granted’ practices of romantic relationships that the participants describe, which offered insight into present research into adolescent experiences of gender and romantic relationships, as well as new subjects for consideration during intervention or analysis. In particular, it is suggested that because conceptions of love and having children appeared not to be foreclosed normative practices, these could prove fertile points of intervention with young women’s choices, agency, and ultimately, empowerment. This study thus recommends disseminating and increasing the scope of hi4LIFE and similar projects that provide platforms for the production of female agency
Action (physics · Agency (philosophy · Empowerment · Intervention (counseling · Normative · Political science · Romance · Scope (computer science · Social science · Sociology · Child Development and Digital Technology · ICT in Developing Communities · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |