Young and feminist : negotiating 'identities' in the 1990s : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Sociology at Massey University

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dc.contributor.authorCourt, Helena Rose
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-04T22:24:24Z
dc.date.available2018-11-04T22:24:24Z
dc.date.issued1995
dc.description.abstractThis study explores the experiences of seven young feminist women in relation to a feminist poststructuralist understanding of 'idenitity' and subjectivity. A review of both the local and international literature reveals a dearth of material about young feminist women and their experiences. Semi-structured, multiple, in-depth interviews are analysed to explore how the young women in this study: • understand feminism and what it means to be feminist • develop their feminist 'identities' • negotiate their feminism in their family relations • understand the conflicts and contradictions that arise in this situation. Significant findings include the complexity and multiplicity of the ways the young women's feminist identities develop, their commitment to feminism and its imperative to achieving change, and the ways the women make sense of the contradictions in their actions to enable them to construct and maintain a coherent sense of self. Two interesting aspects of this study are its critique of feminist poststructuralism in light of the concept of 'sense-making' and its engagement with the principles of feminist research, in particular, an exploration of issues arising from the decision to include the researcher as a participant in the study.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/13991
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectFeminismen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciencesen_US
dc.titleYoung and feminist : negotiating 'identities' in the 1990s : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Sociology at Massey Universityen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorCourt, Helena Rose
thesis.degree.disciplineSociologyen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (M.A.)en_US
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