Common understandings of women's mental illness in Ghana: results from a qualitative study
A Ofori-Atta, S Cooper, B Akpalu, A Osei… - … Review of Psychiatry, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Despite the high rates of depression and anxiety disorders amongst women, the mental
health of women is a neglected area, particularly in Africa. This study sought to explore what …
health of women is a neglected area, particularly in Africa. This study sought to explore what …
To be or not to be a mother: exploring the notion of motherhood among university students
I Mamabolo, M Langa… - South African Journal of …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
We explored the notion of motherhood among female university students. Unstructured
individual interviews were conducted with seven final-year female students at the University …
individual interviews were conducted with seven final-year female students at the University …
[PDF][PDF] Becoming a man: Exploring multiple voices of masculinity amongst a group of young adolescent boys in Alexandra Township, South Africa
M Langa - 2012 - wiredspace.wits.ac.za
The current study was aimed at exploring multiple voices of masculinity amongst township
black adolescent boys in a particular South African setting of Alexandra Township …
black adolescent boys in a particular South African setting of Alexandra Township …
" Missing in action": the significance of bodies in African bereavement rituals
J Martin, C van Wijk, C Hans-Arendse… - Psychology in …, 2013 - scielo.org.za
The authors of this paper offer a turn to embodiment in exploring the role of bodies in" black",
South African bereavement rituals and mourning practices 2. This paper is born out of the …
South African bereavement rituals and mourning practices 2. This paper is born out of the …
Stitching narratives of gender-based violence: Meaning-making through embroidery
P Segalo - Journal of International Women's Studies, 2022 - vc.bridgew.edu
COVID-19 has altered how we engage with one another. With social distancing as the new
norm, and the prolonged lockdown having affected people at various levels of their lives, life …
norm, and the prolonged lockdown having affected people at various levels of their lives, life …
Narratives of motherhood: voices of selected South African Women.
S Van Doorene - 2009 - wiredspace.wits.ac.za
The study explored whether South African mothers subscribed to the Western ideology of
intensive motherhood and how this ideology was altered or resisted. Semi-structured …
intensive motherhood and how this ideology was altered or resisted. Semi-structured …
Paradoxical Subjects-Women Telling Birth Stories
RJ Chadwick - 2007 - open.uct.ac.za
This study focuses on the construction of subjectivity in and through the telling of birth
stories. Drawing on 50 interviews with middle-class women, most of who" chose" to birth …
stories. Drawing on 50 interviews with middle-class women, most of who" chose" to birth …
[PDF][PDF] Re-imagining scientific communities in post-apartheid South Africa: A dialectical narrative of black women's relational selves and intersectional bodies
S Liccardo - 2015 - wiredspace.wits.ac.za
The focus of this research study is on black South African women's experiences of being
science students, becoming graduates and professionals, and the ways in which they …
science students, becoming graduates and professionals, and the ways in which they …
The experience of postpartum distress in the transition to motherhood: A study of one group of low-income mothers in South Africa
S Du Toit - 2017 - scholar.sun.ac.za
Abstract ENGLISH SUMMARY: The aim of this study was to explore a group of low-income
South African mothers' experience of maternal distress during the transition to motherhood …
South African mothers' experience of maternal distress during the transition to motherhood …