PLAGIARISM DECLARATION
1. I know that plagiarism is wrong. Plagiarism is using another’s work
and pretending that it is one’s own work.
2. I have used the American Psychological Association (APA) as the
convention for citation and referencing. Each significant contribution
to, and quotation in, this assignment from the work, or works of other
people has been attributed and has been cited and referenced.
3. This assignment is my own work.
4. I have not allowed, and will not allow, anyone to copy my work
with
the intention of passing it off as his or her own.
5. I acknowledge that copying someone else's assignment, or part of
it, is wrong, and declare that this assignment is my own work
NAME:
SIGNATURE: __________________________
DATE: 02/10/2020
MODULE CODE: HRPYC81
ASSIGNMENT 17
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, CONTENTS PAGE
Cover Page
Plagiarism Declaration 2
Abstract 5
Introduction 6
Literature Survey 6 to 8
Problem Statement 9
Research Question and Sub- 12
Questions
Aims and Objectives 12
RESEARCH DESIGN 10 to 12
-Epistemology
-Guiding Theory
-Research Approach
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
5.1. Population 13
5.2. Sample 13
5.3. Sampling Technique 13
5.4. Research Instruments 13 to 14
5.5. Procedure of data 14
collection
5.6. Data Analysis 14 to 16
5.7. Results 17 to 19
5.8. Discussion 19 to 21
Reference List 22 to 23
7. APPENDICES
I: Consent Form 24
Ii: Biographical Data 25 to 27
Iii: Interview Schedule 28
Iv: Biographical Profile of 29 to 30
Participants
V: Response to The Interview 31 to 45
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, Perceptions of mothers towards gender roles in
a family context
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, Abstract
In an attempt to establish mothers‟ perceptions of gender roles, an exploratory study
guided by Ecosystemic Theory was conducted in the Libode town of the Eastern
Cape. Using a purposive sampling technique, data was gathered from a sample of
seven research participants through the use of a biographical questionnaire and
open-ended interview schedule. The gathered data was subjected to a thematic
analysis and three phenomena were found; a) Mothers perceived the role of fathers
as that of providing for the family and protecting the family while mothers ‟ role was to
nurture and take care of the family, b) Male and female children have different roles,
and these roles are a deliberate attempt by parents to socialize these children into
fulfilling the roles that they themselves already play, and c) A majority of mothers
believed that access to education, availability of job opportunities and the changing
nature of available job opportunities was the primary cause in changing gender
roles. In the main, the study concluded that these findings present a) A stable
perception of gender roles, despite a huge shift in gender roles themselves, b) A
power dynamic between husband and wife, which represents dominant and submissive
roles, and c) A traditional and egalitarian view of gender roles, in the face of an ever-
changing society that allows the overlap of these gender roles.
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1. I know that plagiarism is wrong. Plagiarism is using another’s work
and pretending that it is one’s own work.
2. I have used the American Psychological Association (APA) as the
convention for citation and referencing. Each significant contribution
to, and quotation in, this assignment from the work, or works of other
people has been attributed and has been cited and referenced.
3. This assignment is my own work.
4. I have not allowed, and will not allow, anyone to copy my work
with
the intention of passing it off as his or her own.
5. I acknowledge that copying someone else's assignment, or part of
it, is wrong, and declare that this assignment is my own work
NAME:
SIGNATURE: __________________________
DATE: 02/10/2020
MODULE CODE: HRPYC81
ASSIGNMENT 17
1|Page
, CONTENTS PAGE
Cover Page
Plagiarism Declaration 2
Abstract 5
Introduction 6
Literature Survey 6 to 8
Problem Statement 9
Research Question and Sub- 12
Questions
Aims and Objectives 12
RESEARCH DESIGN 10 to 12
-Epistemology
-Guiding Theory
-Research Approach
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
5.1. Population 13
5.2. Sample 13
5.3. Sampling Technique 13
5.4. Research Instruments 13 to 14
5.5. Procedure of data 14
collection
5.6. Data Analysis 14 to 16
5.7. Results 17 to 19
5.8. Discussion 19 to 21
Reference List 22 to 23
7. APPENDICES
I: Consent Form 24
Ii: Biographical Data 25 to 27
Iii: Interview Schedule 28
Iv: Biographical Profile of 29 to 30
Participants
V: Response to The Interview 31 to 45
2|Page
, Perceptions of mothers towards gender roles in
a family context
3|Page
, Abstract
In an attempt to establish mothers‟ perceptions of gender roles, an exploratory study
guided by Ecosystemic Theory was conducted in the Libode town of the Eastern
Cape. Using a purposive sampling technique, data was gathered from a sample of
seven research participants through the use of a biographical questionnaire and
open-ended interview schedule. The gathered data was subjected to a thematic
analysis and three phenomena were found; a) Mothers perceived the role of fathers
as that of providing for the family and protecting the family while mothers ‟ role was to
nurture and take care of the family, b) Male and female children have different roles,
and these roles are a deliberate attempt by parents to socialize these children into
fulfilling the roles that they themselves already play, and c) A majority of mothers
believed that access to education, availability of job opportunities and the changing
nature of available job opportunities was the primary cause in changing gender
roles. In the main, the study concluded that these findings present a) A stable
perception of gender roles, despite a huge shift in gender roles themselves, b) A
power dynamic between husband and wife, which represents dominant and submissive
roles, and c) A traditional and egalitarian view of gender roles, in the face of an ever-
changing society that allows the overlap of these gender roles.
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