LEADER 03682nam 22005533 450 001 9910838318303321 005 20240322041658.0 035 $a(CKB)5410000000405138 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6926665 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6926665 035 $a(OCoLC)1305842533 035 $a(EXLCZ)995410000000405138 100 $a20220321d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPolygyny and Gender $eThe Gendered Narratives of Adults Raised in Polygynous Families 210 1$aPietermaritzburg, South Africa:$cUniversity of Kwazulu-Natal Press,$d2021. 210 4$dİ2021. 215 $a1 online resource (230 pages)$cillustrations, maps 311 $a1-86914-475-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront Cover -- Title Page -- Half Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Theoretical Perspectives on Polygyny and Gender -- 2. Gender Role Socialisation and Gender Identity -- 3. Naming and the Construction of Gender Identity -- 4. Family Relations and Their Impact on Gender Identity -- 5. Negotiating Customary Law and Constitutional Rights -- 6. Economic Resources and Power Relations within the Family -- 7. The Impact of Religion on the Polygynous Family and Identity Formation -- 8. Emotional Relations and the Construction of Gendered Identity -- Conclusion -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover. 330 $aAfrican perspectives on concepts such as gender, feminism and the family are vastly different from their Western counterparts. Similarly, mechanisms of socialisation such as religion, capitalism and the law require context-specific application to the notion of polygyny. This book interrogates the construction of gender identity in adults raised in Zulu polygynous families in the Hammarsdale area in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It highlights the complexities of gender identities as participants negotiate between modern, constitutional, individual freedoms and patriarchal, cultural, communal customs and traditions. The themes also point to the contestation between individuality and collectivism in the construction of gender identity within polygynous families in Zulu culture. The South African Constitution guarantees gender equality and individual rights and freedoms for its citizens, yet customary law practices, such as polygyny, appear to contravene these principles. The participants reveal that although women and men experience different influences, they cite similar prevalent factors that have a bearing on their gender identity construction, namely, gender role socialisation, naming practices and the principle of seniority 606 $aCustomary law$zKwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) 606 $aMarriage (Customary law)$zKwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) 606 $aMarriage customs and rites$zKwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) 606 $aPolygyny$zKwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) 606 $aPolygyny$xReligious aspects 606 $aZulu (African people) 607 $aSouth Africa$zKwaZulu-Natal$2fast 615 0$aCustomary law 615 0$aMarriage (Customary law) 615 0$aMarriage customs and rites 615 0$aPolygyny 615 0$aPolygyny$xReligious aspects 615 0$aZulu (African people). 676 $a306.8423089639860684 700 $aMkhize$b Zamambo V$01729358 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bNZ-WeVUL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910838318303321 996 $aPolygyny and Gender$94139125 997 $aUNINA