Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Social work) by Title
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AIDS-related bereavement in the South African context : a study of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.
(2005)Not only does South Africa have the largest number of people with HIV/AIDS in the world, it continues to have a high mortality rate associated with AIDS due to the limited availability of antiretroviral treatment in this ... -
A comparative study of the problems and challenges of women in social work management.
(1994)The aim of this research project was to explore the experiences of black and white women managers who are employed in private and public social work settings. The major stressors and challenges which women managers experienced ... -
The effects of father absence on child and family adjustment.
(1989)The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of father absence on child and family adjustment in relation to age, sex, maternal employment and education, family system and the degree of turbulence (i.e. the amount ... -
An experimental study of the effectiveness of group therapeutic techniques in improving black-white relations among university students.
(1990)The need for an effective group programme to improve Black-White relations on desegregated university campuses in South Africa was identified as the focal area of concern of this study. A particularly urgent need to ... -
An exploration of rural communities' and government response strategies to drought in South Africa : the case of Msinga villages in KwaZulu-Natal province.
(2014-02-21)This thesis seeks to explore and examine the application and use of indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) in the management of drought through a case study of Msinga village communities in the northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal ... -
An exploration of the phenomena of multiple addictions and addiction interaction disorder in Durban, South Africa.
(2014-09-12)Addiction to drugs is a widely acknowledged problem in South Africa. Newer developments in the study of addiction include behaviours such as gambling and sex as part of a broader syndrome. International research has ... -
Exploring experiences of displacement and cross-border migration in South Africa : implications for Social Work's commitment to Social Justice.
(2016)The phenomena of displacement and cross-border migration highlight pertinent injustices under conditions of globalisation and neoliberalism. Social work is entangled in these injustices. Against such background, this study ... -
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 ... -
The implementation of the national life-skills and HIV/AIDS school policy and programme in the eThekwini region.
(2006)HIV/AIDS reflects many of the stresses and strains in contemporary South Africa and must be considered in relation to the socio-political, economic and cultural factors that the epidemic is deeply rooted in. This study ... -
The making of 'the poor' in post-apartheid South Africa : a case study of the city of Johannesburg and Orange Farm.
(2010)This thesis offers an overview of the functions served by various mobilisations of "poverty‟ and "the poor‟ across the histories of capitalism. It shows how "poverty‟ and "the poor‟ come to be shaped as governmental ... -
Marital conflict among Hindus in the Durban metropolitan area.
(1985)This is a thesis on marital conflict among Hindu South Africans, a community in which the divorce rate is steadily rising. This study aims to gather objective and scientific information on some of the more important factors ... -
Marriage in contemporary Zulu society : implications for couple counselling.
(2015)Most Western therapeutic methods are based on the Western world view and are very individualistic, and may therefore not be appropriate for social work practice with African clients. This study focused specifically on ... -
Narratives on abortion : psychological, ethical and religious considerations.
(2014-10-09)The introduction of the Termination of Pregnancy Act, No. 92 of 1996 was welcomed by pro-choice groups but it did raise strong opposition from pro-life groups. The pro-life/pro-life dichotomy reflects the polarization of ... -
Parole in South Africa.
(1982)While imprisonment developed as a more humanitarian alternative to the brutal forms of punishments which prevailed throughout history, it became increasingly evident that it had dysfunctional consequences in respect of the ... -
Pastoral development training in contextual and narrative family therapy.
(2009)The need for a family therapeutic counselling programme in the management of HIV/AIDS was established by the researcher in 2001 (den Hollander 2001). The focus of this study was to develop the training programme model in ... -
Psychosocial, religious, and traditional framework for intervention in addressing challenges faced by adoptive families in developing countries : the case of Lesotho.
Parenting quality is the single most important determinant of social and psychological wellbeing in humans. In the case of Lesotho, however, parenting can be undermined by a range of undesirable circumstances including ... -
The role of religion and spirituality in social work practice : guidelines for currricula development at South African schools of social work.
(2002)Religion and spirituality viewed within the context of the person-in-situation gestalt, interacts with and influences social work practice and education in a myriad ways. Internationally there has been strong acceptance ... -
School social work service delivery : models for future practice.
(1993)The focus of this study was to develop an indigenous, relevant model of school social work for future practice in South Africa. This was accomplished by surveying policies governing school social work services, researching ... -
Self-help groups in the South African context : a developmental perspective.
(1989)The purpose of this study was to explore the possibility of linking the formal social service delivery system, represented by professional social work services, with the informal system, represented by self-help/mutual aid ... -
Social policy : transformation and delivery : study of welfare agencies in Kwazulu-Natal.
(2000)Welfare agencies are involved in a complex process of transformation and working to overcome the past unjust system of racial and social discrimination in welfare. Many new policies have been developed as instruments ...