Addressing Gender Violence among Children in the Early Years of Schooling: Insights from Teachers in a South African Primary School

Autor/inn/en	Mayeza, Emmanuel; Bhana, Deevia
Titel	Addressing Gender Violence among Children in the Early Years of Schooling: Insights from Teachers in a South African Primary School
Quelle	In: International Studies in Sociology of Education, 26 (2016) 4, S.408-425 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0962-0214
DOI	10.1080/09620214.2017.1319288
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Elementary School Students; Elementary Schools; Violence; Aggression; Sexual Abuse; Social Influences; Cultural Influences; Masculinity; Socioeconomic Influences; Gender Bias; Elementary School Teachers; Power Structure; Teacher Attitudes; Peace; Social Justice; Punishment; Interviews; Qualitative Research; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Gewalt; Sexueller Missbrauch; Sozialer Einfluss; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Männlichkeit; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Geschlechterstereotyp; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerverhalten; Frieden; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Bestrafung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Qualitative Forschung; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	This paper explores how teachers in a poor township primary school in South Africa construct meaning regarding gender violence among children, and how they talk about addressing that violence. The paper argues that major influences on the endemic violence include complex societal structures that are inscribed with cultures of violent masculinities, extreme socio-economic conditions and gender inequality. It shows how primary school teachers recognise violent masculinities and gender power imbalances but simultaneously uphold the notion of children's innocence as a rationale for refuting the primary school as a site of violence. The paper explores contradictions embedded in some of the solutions which the teachers suggest as a way of addressing violence. For example, while they highlight the importance of teaching peace, respect and equality, they also advocate the use of corporal punishment as an effective means of dealing with violent conduct among school children. (As Provided).
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