Bock, ZannieDe Vos, Grace Afton2014-11-212024-03-272014-11-212024-03-272013https://hdl.handle.net/10566/9922Magister Artium - MAThis research is a discourse analysis of a christian �coloured� youth group, from the area of Mitchell�s Plain, Cape Town. The aim of the analysis is to explore the ways in which the interlocutors construct their identities and gender positions and how they are able to affirm, challenge and perpetuate dominant discourses. The role of this context, namely the social and religious context is pivotal to shaping this interaction. The analysis of the data uses the appraisal framework particularly the attitudinal and engagement systems to analyse how the interlocutors strategically communicate their attitudes, evaluations, feelings and judgements. Ultimately, this research shows how the males and females use language to negotiate identities and socially position themselves. In addition, the research indicates that the male interlocutors in most instances exert a strong influence on the discussions, which result in females showing tendencies to allow for the male ideologies to dictate, thus perpetuating the dominant ideologies about male and female behaviourenDiscourseSocial constructionismGenderIdentityChristianYouthCape FlatsAppraisalEngagementThesisUniversity of the Western Cape