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Gatekeeping: an obstacle to criminological research with Indian youth drug users in Chatsworth, KwaZulu-Natal.
(CRIMSA, 2015-03-10)Every research study has a story and this article tells the story of the researchers’ challenges in accessing participants for a study. Thus this article draws on the researchers’ experiences with gatekeeping dilemmas while ... -
Gender and equality : male broadcasters' perceptions of gender-based affirmative action at the SABC KwaZulu-Natal.
(2002)The end of apartheid in South Africa in 1994 brought with it the task of redressing past discriminatory practices. The Employment Equity Act (No. 55 Of 1998) passed in 1998 stipulated that designated employers implement ... -
Gender and parenting : the (re)production and (re)negotiation of gender identity in the context of first time parenting.
(2016)This study set out to investigate the ways in which first‐time parents construct their gender identity as they grapple with a new addition to the family soon after the birth of their first child. Two white middle‐class ... -
Gender differences in the preferred and actual sources of sexual education amongst senior secondary school learners.
(2010)This study investigated whether the current provision of sex education made available through the Life Orientation Curriculum in South African Secondary Schools is directly applicable and relevant to the sexual developmental ... -
The gender dimensions of the utilisation of agricultural inputs for food and income security : a case study of subsistence farming households in Goromonzi District, Zimbabwe.
(2017)Based on the assumptions that women’s access to and utilisation of agricultural inputs leads to an improvement in household food and income security; that women and men make rational decisions in the utilisation of agriculture ... -
Gender dynamics and the role of participatory/development theatre in a post-apartheid South Africa: the example of DramAidE.
(1997)Participatory education (Friere 1972) and by extension participatory drama/theatre (Boal 1979, Mda 1993) has been regarded as particularly appropriate for oppressed communities, since participatory theatre for development ... -
Gender role heuristics used by adolescent boys when negotiating sexual practices of a heterosexual nature.
(2009)The aim of this study was to ascertain whether or not South African adolescent boys between the ages of 16 and 18 make use of heuristics when thinking about heterosexual relationships. Currently, some of the greatest ... -
Generational transmission of identity : a study of four women of colour.
(2008)This qualitative study explores the psychological and social processes underlying the issue of generational transmission of coloured identity within the South African contexts of colonialism (pre-apartheid), apartheid ... -
Globalized girlhood : the teachings of femininity in Cosmopolitan and True Love :a case study.
(2002)This thesis provides a comparative case study of two South African women's magazines, Cosmopolitan and True Love. The comparison is based on the fact that Cosmopolitan is an international magazine brand which is largely ... -
Glocalisation within the media landscape : a study of selected reality television franchises in South Africa and transnational broadcaster Multichoice.
(2017)Several debates have arisen on the concept of globalisation within diverse cultural backgrounds and its consequences on various aspects of culture and social life. These propelled the need for this study. Out of the desire ... -
The good, the bad and the balanced: a critical analysis of the representation of the black African migrants in the South African Daily News and Daily Sun newspapers, 2016- 2017.
(2019)The number of black African migrants in South Africa keep rising and currently stands at around two million despite the xenophobic attacks (Statistics South Africa's 2011). The post-apartheid era in South Africa has witnessed ... -
The governance and regulation of the South African broadcasting industry : a case study of the South African Broadcasting Corporation and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa.
(2006)The 1994 democratic elections, which were the first of their kind in South Africa, served as a significant turning point for the country as they marked the end of an oppressive regime and the beginning of a long sought ... -
The governmentality of teenage pregnancy : scientific literature and professional practice in South Africa.
(1999)Teenage pregnancy is seen, on the whole, by researchers and service providers as a social problem. Various theoretical approaches have been utilised in the attempt to explain teenage pregnancy, and to find 'solutions' ... -
Grade four teachers’ language attitudes and lived teaching experiences in KwaZulu-Natal schools, South Africa.
(2018)The language of learning and teaching (LoLT) in South African primary schools poses a threat to quality teaching and learning, more importantly, access to the curriculum knowledge by African learners, particularly at Grade ... -
Graduate development programmes and satisfaction of graduates in two large South African organisations.
(2008)Graduate development programmes have increasingly become part of South African businesses in order to acquire and retain the best talent pool. However, there is a great need for research in this area in South Africa. The ... -
Graduates’ perception of the honours programme and the influence it has had on their careers and employment options.
(2018)The study explored the experience of the honours graduates in psychology and industrial psychology at a South African university. It focused on how they experienced the transition from being a postgraduate student to an ... -
Grandparents and their adolescent foster children : experiences of living together.
(2011)Nationally there has been an increase in the number of children requiring care and protection who have been placed in foster care in South Africa. This increase has also been evident at the Child and Family Welfare Society ... -
Happiness, psychological capital and organisational citizenship behaviour of employees in a financial institution in Durban, South Africa.
(2012)The work environment in financial institutions where deadlines, budgets, routine work and performance issues are common can compromise most people’s sense of happiness. Therefore happiness in the workplace rarely manifests ... -
Health and well-being of homeless youth in Ghana.
(2015)Background: Homeless youth have been described as being resilient, and vulnerable to poor mental and behavioural health. However, literature on factors promoting resilience of these homeless youth in an African context, ... -
The health belief model and motivations for/against HIV-testing.
(1999)This dissertation has made an attempt at exploring the psychological factors that motivates individuals into opting for or against undertaking an HIV-test. The Health Belief Model is used to ascertain its predictive powers ...