Patterns of Gender Socialization of Adolescent Boys in Single-mother Households: Perspectives from a Community in Cape Town, South Africa

Bojuwoye, Olaniyi; Sylvester, Frederick

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“…McHale et al (2000) note that as adolescents go through the process of identity formation and trying to assert their independence from their parents they may encounter strains in their relationships with the parents. Bojuwoye et al (2012) also report that adolescent boys in single-mother households often find communication with their oppositesex parents very difficult. Generally conflict with parents is a key process of adolescence, as both parents and adolescents simultaneously negotiate changes in the relationships resulting from transition through adolescence (Updegraff, Delgado and Wheeler, 2008).…”

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“…Laftman (2010) found children in single-mother households to have lower social support from parents and fewer material resources hence their poorer health conditions in comparison with children living with two original parents. One explanation for the participants' reported dissatisfaction with the social support within their single-mother households may be because of the stage of physical development of the participants who being adolescents were in search of their identity (male identity for that matter) which cause them to experience conflicts with their opposite-sex parents (their mothers) (Bojuwoye, & Sylvester, 2012). McHale et al (2000) note that as adolescents go through the process of identity formation and trying to assert their independence from their parents they may encounter strains in their relationships with the parents.…”

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Subjective Well-Being of Adolescent Boys Living in Single-Mother Households in a Cape Town Suburb, South Africa

Bojuwoye

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2014

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Subjective Well-Being of Adolescent Boys Living in Single-Mother Households in a Cape Town Suburb, South Africa

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2014

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“…Perceived social acceptability of tobacco use, perceived harm, and education about tobacco harm Many African societies are male-dominant with distinct patterns of gender socialization 18,19 . The perceived ethnographic significance of smoking at social gatherings may therefore differ between boys and girls.…”

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“…Examining gender differences in youth tobacco use is further important as it aligns tobacco control within the context of broader human development goals seeking to eliminate gender inequalities 18 . Gender disparities are well documented for other public health problems in Africa, including HIV/AIDS and child illiteracy 19 . There is, however, a paucity of data on the African continent regarding gender differences in youth tobacco use and what new trends might be emerging.…”

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Gender differences in use of cigarette and non-cigarette tobacco products among adolescents aged 13–15 years in 20 African countries

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Sulentic,

Dragicevic

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Tob. Induc. Dis.

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INTRODUCTION Examining gender differences in youth tobacco use is important as it aligns tobacco control within the context of broader human development goals seeking to eliminate gender inequalities. In this study, we examined gender differences in adolescent use of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, shisha, and e-cigarettes in Africa. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study using data from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey. Our analytical sample comprised 56442 adolescents aged 13–15 years from 20 African countries. Weighted, country-specific prevalence estimates were computed overall and by gender. Adjusted prevalence ratios (APRs) were calculated in a multivariable Poisson regression model to examine whether correlates of tobacco use differed between boys and girls. RESULTS Ever cigarette smoking prevalence was significantly higher among boys than girls in 16 of the 20 countries, but a significantly higher percentage of girls reported earlier age of cigarette smoking initiation than boys within pooled analysis. Some of the largest gender differences in current cigarette smoking were seen in Algeria (12.2% vs 0.8%, boys and girls, respectively), Mauritius (21.2% vs 6.6%), and Madagascar (15.0% vs 4.1%). Current use of e-cigarettes, shisha, and smokeless tobacco was generally comparable between boys and girls where data existed. Among girls, higher levels of reported exposure to tobacco advertisement were positively associated with shisha smoking whereas perceived tobacco harm was inversely associated with current cigarette and shisha smoking. Among boys, perceived social acceptability of smoking at parties was associated with an increased likelihood of cigarette smoking (APR=2.27; 95% Cl: 1.20–4.30). CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of cigarette smoking among boys was higher than that of girls in many countries. However, girls who smoke tend to start at an earlier age than boys. Differential gender patterns of cigarette and non-cigarette tobacco product use among youth may have implications for future disease burden. As the tobacco control landscape evolves, tobacco prevention efforts should focus on all tobacco products, not just cigarettes.

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“…Societal views and beliefs about gender are strongly influenced and mediated by cultural beliefs that are appropriated during social interactions. A study conducted on boys' perceptions of gender in a South African high school found that cultural values and beliefs reflect the earlier socialization of children into different roles (Bojuwoye & Sylvester, 2012;Carter, 2014).…”

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Exploring science educators’ reproduction and subversion of gender stereotyping in a College of Education in Nigeria.

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The cultural production and reproduction of discriminatory gender practices in education and in society has been a global and local concern, thus attracting attention in current debates. Therefore, knowledge theorization aims at questioning and interrogating the socio-historical and patriarchal gender practices in the 21st century. A global transformation of gender may be one of the vital paths to empowering woman and the marginalized in education. In this study, gender equity, which is a process of attaining equality, is obstructed by socio-cultural relations of power, linked to discrimination, domination and entrenched stereotyping in society and is particularly now a focus too in science and science education. Science has been considered a male domain; a liberal feminist analysis views the space of women in science and science education as emanating from a long history of oppression of females in a patriarchal society. Therefore, orientations related to patriarchy, sexuality and culture currently dictate classroom engagements in science education, which impacts on student’s intellectual and career progress. However, an exposure to the impact of gender stereotype and inequality in science education is a possibility towards the intellectual, political, and economic transformation of females. This study explores six Nigerian science educators’ reproduction and subversion of gender stereotyping in physical and life sciences classes and is located within the critical interpretive paradigm. The research methodology comprised qualitative methods using questionnaire, interviews, classroom observations, reflective journals, and collective reflections. A qualitative case study research design was used for the study. Then, I used purposive and convenience sampling techniques to select six experienced science educators with heightened gender awareness in a college situated in North Central Nigeria where the study was conducted. The narrative method employed captures the selection and experiences of science educators and allowed for a nuanced understanding of educators’ views about gender stereotype reproduction and subversion. The data were analyzed for themes using gender lens of Critical Theory (CT), Critical Feminist Reproduction Theory (CFRT) and Critical Consciousness Theory (CCT) regarding cultural production and reproduction and gender transformation. The findings reveal that the construct ‘gender’ is indeed social construction, repeated acts linked to identity construction of male and female science educators. In this study, educators in physical and life sciences classes are shown to implicitly and/or explicitly reproduce gender stereotypes, but sometimes to subvert discrimination, consciously and unconsciously. Furthermore, educators, especially the male pre-service teachers, collude to stereotype female pre-service teachers. Also, female pre-service teachers are equally complicit in their own oppression. It appears the science educators, male and female pre-service teachers are not explicitly aware of their complicit gender stereotyping roles in science education during teaching and learning engagements. It was observed that female pre-service teachers are often overtly deterred from participating in the science education space. The unconscious and conscious actions of stereotyping by educators towards their female pre-service teachers are likely to reinforce multiple oppressions in their charges that will impact their future teaching and gendered roles in class. A pedagogic transformative gender model of enabling a contradictory, transformative and political college space for science educators and pre-service teachers to negotiate power differentials for a new social gender order is then proposed for collective action.

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Patterns of Gender Socialization of Adolescent Boys in Single-mother Households: Perspectives from a Community in Cape Town, South Africa

Cited by 5 publications

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Subjective Well-Being of Adolescent Boys Living in Single-Mother Households in a Cape Town Suburb, South Africa

Subjective Well-Being of Adolescent Boys Living in Single-Mother Households in a Cape Town Suburb, South Africa

Gender differences in use of cigarette and non-cigarette tobacco products among adolescents aged 13–15 years in 20 African countries

Exploring science educators’ reproduction and subversion of gender stereotyping in a College of Education in Nigeria.

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