A discourse analysis of the construction of menopause in South African newspapers

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dc.contributor.advisor Dreckmeier-Meiring, Marna en
dc.contributor.advisor Prinsloo, A. (Adri) en
dc.contributor.postgraduate Munday, Jessica Leigh en
dc.date.accessioned 2013-09-07T18:09:59Z
dc.date.available 2013-01-11 en
dc.date.available 2013-09-07T18:09:59Z
dc.date.created 2012-09-06 en
dc.date.issued 2013-01-11 en
dc.date.submitted 2012-12-06 en
dc.description Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2013. en
dc.description.abstract The researcher aimed to explore the construction of menopause through and by available discourses within South Africa. A postmodern paradigm and social constructionist framework informed the choice of discourse analysis as methodology. South African newspapers containing texts related to menopause were utilised. English articles that are available on a publically accessible library database were selected. The basic guideline for selection of 37 texts was the keyword menopause. The researcher identified and explored eight dominant discourses and two supplementary discourses. The researcher concluded that discourses are interconnected and that each discourse is strengthened or resisted by multiple complementary and conflicting discourses forming a network through which society understands and experiences their reality. Copyright en
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dc.description.department Psychology en
dc.identifier.citation Munday, JL 2012, A discourse analysis of the construction of menopause in South African newspapers, MA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30163 > en
dc.identifier.other F12/9/323/gm en
dc.identifier.upetdurl http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-12062012-103807/ en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30163
dc.language.iso en
dc.publisher University of Pretoria en_ZA
dc.rights © 2012, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria en
dc.subject Midlife en
dc.subject Qualitative en
dc.subject Menopause en
dc.subject Postmodern en
dc.subject Reflexivity en
dc.subject Discourse en
dc.subject Constructionism en
dc.subject Women en
dc.subject Parker en
dc.subject Gender en
dc.subject UCTD en_US
dc.title A discourse analysis of the construction of menopause in South African newspapers en
dc.type Dissertation en


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