The gendered experiences of women, men and couples who plan, have and narrate homebirths

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dc.contributor.advisorMoore, Elenaen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorChadwick, Rachelleen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDaniels, Nicole Miriamen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-17T06:27:15Z
dc.date.available2016-06-17T06:27:15Z
dc.date.issued2015en_ZA
dc.description.abstractIn South Africa excellent scholarship exists on women's experiences of homebirth but no studies have yet examined men's or couples' experiences. The thesis sought to make a valid contribution by uncovering a relational view of homebirths that made sense of the gendered interactions and relational negotiations of women, men and couples who experienced homebirth. It adopted a longitudinal, qualitative approach based on thirty interviews with five couples before and after homebirth. Dyadic interviewing and the listening guide offered relational methods of collecting and analysing data that additionally engaged the researcher in highly reflexive modes of producing knowledge. By foregrounding the relational context, narrative constructions of homebirths showcased simultaneous operations of gender as both opportunity and constraint. This study uncovered the active social processes involved in couples' decision making narratives and the relational interactions in their homebirth experiences. Joint narratives of homebirth displayed the interconnectedness of relating-selves where couples' relational scripts were brought to bear on the meanings of homebirth. Women and men found meaning in their experiences through connection with others; men privileged a selfless masculinity and women a self-reliant femininity. Both positioned women's relationship to their body and thus their baby as central to homebirth. Through in-depth scrutiny of the practice of homebirths, this study detailed how intimate interpersonal relationships are shaped by broader social and gendered processes.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationDaniels, N. M. (2015). <i>The gendered experiences of women, men and couples who plan, have and narrate homebirths</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20024en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDaniels, Nicole Miriam. <i>"The gendered experiences of women, men and couples who plan, have and narrate homebirths."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20024en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDaniels, N. 2015. The gendered experiences of women, men and couples who plan, have and narrate homebirths. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Daniels, Nicole Miriam AB - In South Africa excellent scholarship exists on women's experiences of homebirth but no studies have yet examined men's or couples' experiences. The thesis sought to make a valid contribution by uncovering a relational view of homebirths that made sense of the gendered interactions and relational negotiations of women, men and couples who experienced homebirth. It adopted a longitudinal, qualitative approach based on thirty interviews with five couples before and after homebirth. Dyadic interviewing and the listening guide offered relational methods of collecting and analysing data that additionally engaged the researcher in highly reflexive modes of producing knowledge. By foregrounding the relational context, narrative constructions of homebirths showcased simultaneous operations of gender as both opportunity and constraint. This study uncovered the active social processes involved in couples' decision making narratives and the relational interactions in their homebirth experiences. Joint narratives of homebirth displayed the interconnectedness of relating-selves where couples' relational scripts were brought to bear on the meanings of homebirth. Women and men found meaning in their experiences through connection with others; men privileged a selfless masculinity and women a self-reliant femininity. Both positioned women's relationship to their body and thus their baby as central to homebirth. Through in-depth scrutiny of the practice of homebirths, this study detailed how intimate interpersonal relationships are shaped by broader social and gendered processes. DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - The gendered experiences of women, men and couples who plan, have and narrate homebirths TI - The gendered experiences of women, men and couples who plan, have and narrate homebirths UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20024 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/20024
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDaniels NM. The gendered experiences of women, men and couples who plan, have and narrate homebirths. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology, 2015 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20024en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Sociologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherSociologyen_ZA
dc.titleThe gendered experiences of women, men and couples who plan, have and narrate homebirthsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScen_ZA
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