The discursive construction of hegemonic and pariah femininities in the spoken accounts of a group of Japanese women
This thesis investigates the discursive construction of culturally idealised (âhegemonicâ) and alternative (âpariahâ) femininities in the spoken accounts of a group of Japanese women. Semi-structured individual and group interviews were conducted with a sample of women and the data was analysed using a Critical Discursive Psychology (CDP) approach. This study makes a contribution to both gender theory and critical discursive psychology. It contributes to gender theory by empirically investigating the theoretical constructs of âhegemonicâ and âpariahâ femininities. The results of this study indicate that a full-time homemaker is a culturally dominant image of hegemonic femininity. In contrast, working professional women challenge and potentially subvert the homemaker image and thus can be seen as âpariahâ femininities. Second, this study fills a gap in existing research by attempting to relate concepts from discursive psychology to characteristic discursive features. These relationships suggest that critical discursive psychologists can make claims about the workings of gender hegemony assisted by identifying participantsâ use of characteristic discursive features. Inquiries such as this
Charlebois, Justin
The discursive construction of hegemonic and pariah femininities in the spoken accounts of a group of Japanese women. This thesis investigates the discursive construction of culturally idealised (âhegemonicâ) and alternative (âpariahâ) femininities in the spoken accounts of a group of Japanese women. Semi-structured individual and group interviews were conducted with a sample of women and the data was analysed using a Critical Discursive Psychology (CDP) approach. This study makes a contribution to both gender theory and critical discursive psychology. It contributes to gender theory by empirically investigating the theoretical constructs of âhegemonicâ and âpariahâ femininities. The results of this study indicate that a full-time homemaker is a culturally dominant image of hegemonic femininity. In contrast, working professional women challenge and potentially subvert the homemaker image and thus can be seen as âpariahâ femininities. Second, this study fills a gap in existing research by attempting to relate concepts from discursive psychology to characteristic discursive features. These relationships suggest that critical discursive psychologists can make claims about the workings of gender hegemony assisted by identifying participantsâ use of characteristic discursive features. Inquiries such as this
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