The psycho-discursive approach is defined as the way things such as gender identities are constructed or interpreted because the society has created a particular discourse about them (Wetherell & Edley, 1999). In the lines of gender violence, women may construct their abuse as a sign of love and affection from their partner or may see it as harmful and wrong. This suggests that everyone constructs their nature or discourse of their situations differently because they are psychologically invested in them and influences how these types of social constructs are used in society (Mathews, Jewkes & Abrahams, 2014). The psycho-discursive approach can be seen either as relational or individual. This approach is prevalently relational in the fact that
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This is supported by Huyse (2008) who states that power is institutionalised at a community level where men’s domineering forms are perceived as natural within cultural and even religious practices all of which are praised as indicators of hegemonic masculinity. Although, hegemonic masculinity is a broad relational concept, it also embodies individual aspects in that men may have grown up in an unhealthy environment, which can affect their mental states as an adult. Some factors may stem from parental abandonment and betrayal that result in a deep sense of mistrust for others, which consequently leads to abuse (Mathews, Jewkes & Abrahams, …show more content…
This is because both the psycho-discursive and the hegemonic masculinity approach provide a good, deeply attentive analysis to the problematic encounters of violence against women but in doing so, are reinforcing patriarchal maintenance within the society with how men and women naturally understand their discourses to follow the traditional way, which is a concerning factor (Wetherell & Edley, 1999). Therefore, the notion of psycho-discursive and hegemonic masculinity are not sufficient for understanding the essence of men’s identity strategies since men’s identities seem to be amplified by maintaining masculinity and not doing much in terms of how women need implementations in order for gender violence and femicide to be
This is supported by Huyse (2008) who states that power is institutionalised at a community level where men’s domineering forms are perceived as natural within cultural and even religious practices all of which are praised as indicators of hegemonic masculinity. Although, hegemonic masculinity is a broad relational concept, it also embodies individual aspects in that men may have grown up in an unhealthy environment, which can affect their mental states as an adult. Some factors may stem from parental abandonment and betrayal that result in a deep sense of mistrust for others, which consequently leads to abuse (Mathews, Jewkes & Abrahams, …show more content…
This is because both the psycho-discursive and the hegemonic masculinity approach provide a good, deeply attentive analysis to the problematic encounters of violence against women but in doing so, are reinforcing patriarchal maintenance within the society with how men and women naturally understand their discourses to follow the traditional way, which is a concerning factor (Wetherell & Edley, 1999). Therefore, the notion of psycho-discursive and hegemonic masculinity are not sufficient for understanding the essence of men’s identity strategies since men’s identities seem to be amplified by maintaining masculinity and not doing much in terms of how women need implementations in order for gender violence and femicide to be