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The politics of discourse and the discourse of politics : images of violence and reform on the South African Broadcasting Corporation's television news bulletins, July 1985-November 1986.
(1992)
The thesis begins with an examination of the literature on television news, taking particular note of the arguments for and against the 'dominant ideology thesis'. It is the contention of the work that the notion of ...
The application of the theory of empowerment to the academic development of first year psychology students.
(2000)
This study seeks to address the alarmingly high first year failure rates for black students in this country, by developing an intervention that unites the field of academic development with the theory of empowerment. High ...
An exploration of the multidimensional nature of poverty pictures across five Southern African development community countries.
(2006)
This thesis explores the multidimensional nature of poverty as well as the impact of units of analysis on the creation of poverty pictures. The multidimensional nature of poverty is explored through the comparison of income ...
Co-operation in infant peers.
(1993)
Throughout the world, infants and toddlers are spending less time with
mothers and more time with peers than ever before, mainly in different
kinds of day care. This changing pattern of child care may affect
the early ...
The impact of inter-group conflict on stereotype threat or lift.
(2011)
Stereotype threat and lift occur when a negative or positive group stereotype results in a shift in task performance for group members. Social identity theory (SIT) explains that the socio-structural variables influence ...
The morning has come but it is still dark.
(1999)
Racism in sport has progressed from being blatant during Apartheid to being subtler in the 'New South Africa'. Using discourse analysis, this thesis focuses on how subtle racism reveals itself through the 'development' ...
Multifaceted broadcasting : an analysis into Lotus FM's role and identity as a "national public service-cum-commercial broadcaster with community responsibility".
(2001)
Radio broadcasting is usually classified as either a public broadcasting service or as being commercially driven. In the South African context, the concept of community radio has further complicated the definition of a ...
The relationship between quality of work life and organisational commitment of supervisors in the Durban-Pietermaritzburg metropolitan areas.
(1993)
A sample of 304 supervisors was randomly drawn from the Durban-Pietermaritzburg metropolitan areas to investigate the relationship between quality of work life and organisational commitment. Organisational commitment and ...
The problem of the 'ducktail' in the Greyville area of Durban.
(1961)
No abstract available.