Browsing Research Articles (Sociology and Social Anthropology) by Title
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Ageing in a plural society
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1976-07)The differential position and involvement of the aged in each population group in the Republic of South Africa are illustrated on the basis of an analysis of the age structure of the population, sex ratios, life expectancy, ... -
Applying the nominal group technique in an employment relations conflict situation : a case study of a university maintenance section in South Africa
(AOSIS Publishing, 2009-09)After a breakdown in employment relations in the maintenance section of a higher education institution, the authors were asked to intervene in order to try and solve the employment relations conflict situation. It was ... -
A bibliometric analysis of South Africa’s scientific outputs : some trends and implications
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2011-02)The paper examines the change in volume of South African publications as indexed to the Web of Science over the periods 1990–1994 and 2004–2008. It was noted that publication volumes have increased sharply even while the ... -
Coloured migration in the Cape region at the beginning of the 21th century
(SUN MeDIA Bloemfontein -- University of the Free State -- UFS, 2003)INTRODUCTION: During the twentieth century, the port of Cape Town transformed itself from a town of some 150 000 to a city of 3 million. Before this period, different cultural traits of in-migrating and resident groups had ... -
A comparative analysis of passive constructions in English, Afrikaans and isiXhosa : Grammar and acquisition
(Stellenbosch University, Department of Linguistics, 2017)Whilst literature on the acquisition of passive constructions by speakers of European languages abounds, there is a dearth of grammatical descriptions of passive constructions in (especially South) African languages that ... -
The decline of academic bilingualism in South Africa : a case study
(Springer, 2009-10)Language policies in South African higher education were formalized between 2000 and 2002, just prior to a major restructuring of the higher education system. During this period institutions of higher learning were ... -
Environmental conflict and its resolution : the case of invasive alien species management in Cape Town, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In a country as biologically diverse as South Africa, it is of critical importance to ensure that effective invasive alien species (IAS) management strategies are in place. The underlying though crucial ... -
Football as code : the social diffusion of soccer in South Africa
(RoutledgeTaylor & Francis Group, 2010-03)This essay explores the processes associated with the emergence of rugby and soccer as distinct ‘sporting codes’ in South Africa. Beginning with an elaboration of the concept of ‘sporting code’, the author traces in broad ... -
From biopower to ontopower? violent responses to wildlife crime and the new geographies of conservation
(Medknow Publications, 2018)Intensifying global dynamics of wildlife crime are rapidly reshaping conservation politics, practices and geographies. Most pronounced are the manifold violent responses to wildlife crime, including direct lethal action ... -
From the ocean to outer space – and almost everything in between
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Health policy and integrated mental health care in the SADC region : strategic clarification using the Rainbow Model
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background: Mental illness is a well-known challenge to global development, particularly in low-to-middle income countries. A key health systems response to mental illness is different models of integrated health care, ... -
Household language, residential segregation and social mobility : continuity and change in eThekwini, South Africa
(Union for African Population Studies, 2016)This article uses South African census data for 1996, 2001 and 2011 to explore the relationship between language and social mobility in the metropolitan region of eThekwini (including what was previously known as Durban). ... -
Households, fluidity, and HIV service delivery in Zambia and South Africa – an exploratory analysis of longitudinal qualitative data from the HPTN 071 (PopART) trial
(Wiley Open Access, 2018)Introduction: Population distributions, family and household compositions, and people’s sense of belonging and social stability in southern Africa have been shaped by tumultuous, continuing large-scale historical disruptions. ... -
'I don’t want to go back to the farm' : a case study of Working for Water beneficiaries
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2013-09-20)In addition to clearing invasive alien plants, the Working for Water (WfW) Programme, as a South African government public works programme, provides short-term employment and training to empower the poor in finding alternative ... -
Key features for more successful place-based sustainability research on social-ecological systems : a Programme on Ecosystem Change and Society (PECS) perspective
(Resilience Alliance, 2017)The emerging discipline of sustainability science is focused explicitly on the dynamic interactions between nature and society and is committed to research that spans multiple scales and can support transitions toward ... -
Language and status on the limits of language planning
(SPIL, 2010)'Language status' is a concept that has been central to South African language policy debates since the early days of the negotiated transition, which culminated in the 1996 Constitutional commitment to developing eleven ... -
Language, residential space and inequality in Cape Town : broad-brush profiles and trends
(Union for African Population Studies, 2014-05)This article uses South African census data for 1996, 2001 and 2011 to explore the relationship between language and demographic change in the metropolitan region of Cape Town. We begin with a conceptual and methodological ... -
'Let's see if it won't go away by itself'. LGBT microaggressions among teachers in South Africa
(University of South Africa Press, 2016)We explored types and qualities of microaggressions or subtle forms of discrimination towards lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people among teachers in South Africa. For data collection, we used in-depth ... -
Military trade unions : a threat to national security …. Really?
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy), 2017)The opinion piece by Eric Z. Mnisi claiming that national security has been sacrificed at the altar of soldiers’ Constitutional rights to form and join trade unions is a claim often muted, not only in South Africa. In the ... -
The military, war and society : the need for critical sociological engagement
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy), 2015)Sociology offers a distinctive way of seeing and explaining the social world within which we live, as well as the events and institutions that shape it. Given this, it is surprising that the study of war by sociologists ...
