The struggle for identity among Black professional women who are widowed: A South African feminist perspective

IF 1.5 3区 社会学 Q2 WOMENS STUDIES Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2024-11-29 DOI:10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103012
Matlabe-Danke Sizakele
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This article focuses on lived experiences of Black professional women who are widowed in South Africa and seeks to show that they are often victimized by their patriarchal culture during spousal bereavement. Widowhood is one of life's major transitions which takes on innumerable shapes and forms in different cultures and contexts. This is qualitative research, undergirded by cultural victimology theory to explore the stages of victimhood that are associated with widowhood. Research findings reveal that professional women who are widowed, such as those interviewed for this study, are likely to have their well-being, economic strength, autonomy, and identity vitiated by their community on becoming widows. Some of the intricacies of bereavement in South Africa points to a need for dialogue to educate widows, families of the bereaved as well as communities about the rights of widows. There is an urgent need to teach widows about their basic rights as they are enshrined in the Constitution of South Africa.
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期刊介绍: Women"s Studies International Forum (formerly Women"s Studies International Quarterly, established in 1978) is a bimonthly journal to aid the distribution and exchange of feminist research in the multidisciplinary, international area of women"s studies and in feminist research in other disciplines. The policy of the journal is to establish a feminist forum for discussion and debate. The journal seeks to critique and reconceptualize existing knowledge, to examine and re-evaluate the manner in which knowledge is produced and distributed, and to assess the implications this has for women"s lives.
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