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Youth and military service: exploring the effects of military socialisation, reintegration and employment
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Military Skills Development System (MSDS) was adopted to rejuvenate the ageing force of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), and has an additional function to provide social uplifment ... -
We are all only one pay cheque away from a life like this : experiences of unemployment and homelessness at a community shelter in Somerset West, Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Within the current economic climate, income and job security concerns are a dominant feature in public policy, day-to-day debates and conversations. The following thesis documents the daily lives of a ... -
Single mothers and family formation in Suurbraak: a mixed methods study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Mothers from the coloured population in South Africa are often single, raising children without the assistance of a spouse or partner, yet research on their family structures is scarce despite the financial ... -
The local, the global, and the self : an ethnographic account of a community Computer Centre in Carnarvon, Northern Cape, and its significance for its users’ sense of self and their place in the world
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The focus of this thesis has been on the local participants in computer education courses that are provided by the Siyafunda Computer and Technology Centre at Kareeberg library in Carnarvon in the Northern ... -
Improving shacks, upgrading settlements: An ethnography of solar power infrastructure in the informal settlement of Enkanini, Stellenbosch
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis ethnographically explores an in-situ upgrading experiment known as the iShack Project. Through the use of ethnography as method the research elaborates on the intricacies and tensions inherent ... -
‘Hair economies’: power and ethics in an ethnographic study of female African hairdressers in Cape Town
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this empirical study, which focused on power and ethics, I explored the relationship between the researcher and the research participant in the context of migrant African women in Cape Town. The ... -
A case study of women's households, sanitation and care in Zwelitsha, an informal settlement section in Stellenbosch Municipality
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study highlights the experience of black African women living in poor households on the margins of Franschhoek and their efforts in navigating poverty against the backdrop of “development” in Langrug. ... -
"BEEWARE of the wasp " : The role of language in studying and managing the European Paper Wasp.
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Over the past decade or two, scientists have recognised the importance of the role the general public may play in scientific research to address scientific challenges. This thesis deals with communication ...
