Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Sociology) by Title
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The nature and causes of marital breakdown amongst a selected group of South African Indian Muslims in the Durban Metropolitan Area and its consequences for family life.
(2001)The institutions of marriage and family have existed throughout human kind and continue to do so as we enter the twenty first century. These are important institutions that prepare individuals as social actors. The ... -
Negotiating sexuality: informal sexual cultures amongst young people at a township high school in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2017)This thesis is an ethnography of teenage girls and boys in grade 11 who are located in a township school in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Against the backdrop of major social and health problems in the ... -
Out of step but stepping up? : following a group of students negotiating university and beyond.
(2015)This study holistically explores the experiences at university and the effects of a university education for students at a South African university. Literature on students in higher education has generally been focused ... -
Performance assessment of technical reports as a channel of information for development : a Lesotho case study.
(2002)The study aims to assess performance of Technical Reports as a channel of information for development in the Lesotho context. It concurrently evaluates how a specialized information unit of the Institute of Southern African ... -
The potential of Library 2.0 for research libraries in Kenya.
(2011)The environment in which libraries currently operate has changed drastically. For instance, the emergence of new information and communication technologies, exemplified by the Internet, has changed the way people seek ... -
Rethinking the interface : the limits and possibilities of communication for development.
(2003)Development communication is now a recognized field within communication studies, but has always been implicated with the discourse and practices of development, as well as drawing on the ... -
The significance of records management to fostering accountability in the public service reform programme of Tanzania.
(2010)This study investigated the extent to which records management practices fostered accountability in the Public Service Reform Programme (PSRP) in some government ministries in Tanzania. The effective implementation of the ... -
The significance of records management to fostering accountability in the public service reform programme of Tanzania.
(2010)This study investigated the extent to which records management practices fostered accountability in the Public Service Reform Programme (PSRP) in some government ministries in Tanzania. The effective implementation of the ... -
The social construction of the South African seafarer’s identity and coping strategies, in the international merchant navy.
(2017)The aim of this thesis is to analyse the social construction of the South African seafarer’s identity and their coping strategies while working in international waters. There are two main objectives in this research. The ... -
Social welfare policy towards female-headed households in Cameroon.
(2004)The aim of this study was to explore social welfare policy towards female-headed households (FHHs) in Cameroon and to suggest ways of transforming the sector at policy and practical levels in order to ensure that the needs ... -
The sociological implications of basic educational deficiencies among black adults, and strategies to facilitate the provision of adult education in South Africa.
(1996)Statistics suggest that there are approximately 15 million educationally deficient adults in South Africa (Population Census, 1991). Given the widespread extent of educational deficiency among black adults, and the weak ... -
A sociological investigation into the socialisation process of the female African domestic worker in the Durban Metro region.
(2006)Domestic workers in South Africa have historically endured a great deal of inequalities, as a direct result of their role as woman within the traditional patriarchal family structure and as a result of their socialisation ... -
Transforming robocops? : a case study of police organizational change in the Durban Public Order Police unit.
(2002)This dissertation provides a sociological description and explanatory account of the organisational transformation in the Durban Public Order Police (POP) unit following the transition to democratic governance in South ... -
Unionising library and information staff in the tertiary sector : a feasibility study.
(2005)The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility of unionising the employees of the LIS sector in South Africa in the context of the new South African labour dispensation. The study examined the factors that have ... -
The wedding performance : gender inequality and system justification in the white wedding.
(2016)The white wedding has become a traditional ritual, which transmits with its preparations and celebrations stereotypical and patriarchal gender norms. Ten white, middle-class, heterosexual, newlywed couples formed the ... -
Women and the political process in a comparative context.
(1998)Over the last few years there has been a escalation of interest in the study of femineity and women. The term "men" is used as an unmarked omnipresent category to symbolise humanity in general. Over the last two decades ...