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The social construction of the South African seafarer’s identity and coping strategies, in the international merchant navy.
(2017)The aim of this thesis is to analyse the social construction of the South African seafarer’s identity and their coping strategies while working in international waters. There are two main objectives in this research. The ... -
Social policy on crime in democratic South Africa 1994-2001.
(2004)The reported rate of violent crime tops the agenda on the mind of South Africans. It remains the main contending problem facing the current administration and the general populace. Its effect cut across race, class, sectors, ... -
Social welfare policy towards female-headed households in Cameroon.
(2004)The aim of this study was to explore social welfare policy towards female-headed households (FHHs) in Cameroon and to suggest ways of transforming the sector at policy and practical levels in order to ensure that the needs ... -
The socio-economic participation of Chinese migrant traders in the city of Durban.
(2012)With South Africa attaining democratic status in 1994 and the establishment of diplomatic relations with the People‟s Republic of China a “new wave” of Chinese migration into the country began (Park, 2009). Although the ... -
Socio-economic participation of Somali migrants in the informal economy of Durban.
(2005)This study is done on Somali migrants participating In the informal economy of Durban. The aim of the study is to explore their socio-economic participation, their experiences and the prospects available to them in the ... -
A sociological analysis of culture and memory : a case study of the Kigali Memorial Center of Genocide in Rwanda.
(2007)The 'never again' slogan to genocide, expressed by the United Nations Organization in 1948, after the Armenian and Jewish genocides has not been a barrier to other genocides whose Holocausts are a product. In 1994 in Rwanda, ... -
A sociological analysis of historically marginalised seafarers: a case study of the changing face of South African seafarers at the port city of Durban.”
(2017)The advent of democracy in South Africa has brought about fundamental changes in the spheres of governance. One of these changes is the policy transformation in the maritime industry and public service by the South African ... -
A sociological analysis of teaching and learning in a multicultural school.
(2000)This study focuses on teaching and learning in a multicultural school. It investigates the influence of the development of the self during social interaction of culturally diverse learners at Forest Haven Secondary School. ... -
A sociological exploration of sexual relationships and intimacy amongst a select group of participants in an informal settlement: a case study of Cato Manor, Durban.
(2019)Humans have a general desire to belong and to love, which is usually satisfied within an intimate relationship. These relationships involve feelings of liking or loving one or more people, romance, physical or sexual ... -
The sociological implications of basic educational deficiencies among black adults, and strategies to facilitate the provision of adult education in South Africa.
(1996)Statistics suggest that there are approximately 15 million educationally deficient adults in South Africa (Population Census, 1991). Given the widespread extent of educational deficiency among black adults, and the weak ... -
A sociological investigation into the relationship between work and family life of seafarers who pass through the port city of Durban.
(2014)This paper seeks to explore how the seafarer’s long and regular absence from home affects both their work and family lives. In so doing the strategies that seafarers adopt to cope with their long absence from home and their ... -
A sociological investigation into the socialisation process of the female African domestic worker in the Durban Metro region.
(2006)Domestic workers in South Africa have historically endured a great deal of inequalities, as a direct result of their role as woman within the traditional patriarchal family structure and as a result of their socialisation ... -
A sociological medico-legal investigation on surrogacy in Ekiti State Teaching Hospital, Ekiti State and Oyedele & Co, Abuja.
(2017)Up until recently adoption is basically the only alternative to infertility, however with the advancement in medical technology, it is now possible to procreate through various channels in assisted reproductive technologies. ... -
A sociological study of the rehabilitation programmes for male juveniles in Westville prison.
(1999)The study focuses mainly on the effectiveness of the rehabilitation programmes offered to male juveniles at Westville prison. The study also tries to uncover how the rehabilitation programmes improve the quality of life ... -
A sociological study of trans-racial placements of children and family socialisation processes in Durban and Johannesburg.
(2002)The main objectives of the study have been to investigate the welfare policy in South Africa as it relates to childcare, compile the profile of trans-racial families, to examine the socialisation processes within trans-racial ... -
Sources of HIV/AIDS information used by residential students on the Pietermaritzburg campus of the University of Natal.
(2006)The study was conducted to identify the sources of HIV/AIDS information used by residential university students on the Pietermaritzburg campus of the former University of Natal. HIV/AIDS is one of the scourges that the ... -
Staff attitudes to access and outreach in KwaZulu-Natal Archives.
(2002)The purpose of this study was to investigate staff attitudes to access and outreach in the three provincial and two of the university-based private archives of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa. The position with regard ... -
State building, democratization and the role of ethnic political identity: a case study of Kenya.
(2014)It has been argued that a significant proportion of socio-political problems and challenges in the modern African state are rooted in the history of the colonial project of state formation, and the subsequent emergence and ...