The fathers of Destiny
Representations of fatherhood in a popular South African magazine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15345650 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bertrand Leopeng (University of the Witwatersrand), Malose Langa (0000-0002-3196-3147, University of the Witwatersrand, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 438-442 |
| Publication date | 2017-10-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Psychology in Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1433-0237 • E-ISSN: 1815-5626 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14330237.2017.1379221 |
| OpenAlex | W2800720106 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 18 |
This study utilised textual analysis to characterise the representation of fatherhood in the eight issues of Destiny Man magazine published in 2014. Stories that pertained to fatherhood and that were related to aspects of contemporary family construction, work, and identity formation were included for detailed text analysis. Our findings suggest that fatherhood is defined by access to wealth, and is inextricably linked to features of modern-day neoliberal capitalism with its bias towards wealth accumulation and economic standards of identity. Additionally, matters such as race and origin seem to be the primary classification criteria when it comes to self-identification as a father figure. From these data, we conclude that the notion of fatherhood is fluid; it changes continuously depending on the social class position of the incumbent male
Aesthetics · Art · Capitalism · Destiny (ISS module · Identification (biology · Identity (music · Political science · Position (finance · Race (biology · Representation (politics · Social class · Sociology · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.88 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2024 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |