Browsing Masters Degrees (Anthropology) by Title
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Kinship in a changing society : extra-familial kin relationships among Indians living on a sugar estate in Natal.
(1978)No abstract available. -
The language and culture of the youth in the "Nicaragua" section of Tsakane in Gauteng.
(1996)This paper is based on the youth culture and the language in Tsakane which in situated in Gauteng Province. It uncovers the lifestyle of both young females and males in the area mentioned above. It looks at how "Tsotsitaal" ... -
A life's work : Harriet Bolton and Durban's trade unions, 1944-1974.
(2009)This thesis seeks to document the life and work of veteran Durban trade unionist Harriet Bolton, with a particular focus on the years from 1944 to 1974. Harriet Bolton lived and worked through many of the crucial ... -
Male prostitution and HIV/AIDS in Durban.
(2000)This thesis sets out to describe and discuss male street prostitution as it occurs in Durban. The aim is to examine to what degree male street prostitutes are at risk of HIV infection, and make appropriate recommendations ... -
A marginal elite? : a study of African registered nurses in the Greater Durban area.
(1972)No abstract available. -
Never marry a woman with big feet : the proverbial oppression of women in Igbo African culture : an investigation of the semantics of female devaluation in Igbo african proverbs.
(2017)Gender discourse has occupied an important position in African scholarship. The question is no longer whether women are being marginalized and abused, the question is how and why women are abused and relegated. Men in ... -
Nigerian migration in central Durban : social adjustment, voluntary association and kinship relations.
(2009)This study examines social adjustment and renegotiation of identity through networking, arrival and settlement of Nigerian migrants in Durban. The focus of the study therefore was based on the interrogation of personal ... -
Probing the sociocultural factors influencing female condom use among heterosexual women in Clermont, Durban.
Most of the world’s women are poor. In Africa, this fact is further compounded by patriarchal influences that permeate traditional African cultures. As such many women occupy the lower ranks in society and often bear the ... -
A qualitative study focusing on coping mechanisms for black diabetic women between the ages of 40-50 years.
(2012)This is a study on black diabetic women in Durban, UMlazi N Section in South Africa. The study seeks to explore the cultural meanings that are attached to diabetes as well as examine the coping mechanisms that the women ... -
The role of 'home food' in maintaining identity through social network ties : Sierra Leone migrants in Durban.
(2012)The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of ‘home food’ in the lives of Sierra Leoneans living in Durban who are members of the Sierra Leonean Association. Another aim was to find out if communal sharing of ... -
The sacred and the profane : the religious and commercial significance of church adornment in the Nazareth Baptist Church of Amos Shembe.
(1994)The relationship between sacred (communal, public) and profane -
Shortening the foreskin : probing perceptions towards Medical Male Circumcision (MMC) and Traditional Male Circumcision among University of KwaZulu-Natal African male students.
(2015)Across the world, in populations where circumcision was commonly practiced, the prevalence of HIV/AIDS was found to be lower compared to those populations where circumcision was not practiced. Male circumcision was in turn ... -
A socio-cultural study of type II diabetes mellitus among the Indian population in Reservoir Hills, Durban.
(2001)Whereas there has been much interest amongst anthropologists in the West in studying diseases such as Type II Diabetes Mellitus, there appears to be a paucity of local anthropological studies that analyse the social ... -
South African Indians and HIV/AIDS: contextual factors in the experiences of HIV/AIDS in Chatsworth, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2010)This study set out to examine contextual level drivers of HIV among the South African Indian community of Chatsworth. Very little is currently known about HIV/AIDS among South African Indians. It was from this starting ... -
A study of complex family households among a sample of White families in Durban.
(1978)No abstract available. -
Towards an understanding of strategies employed by call centre agents for coping with work related stress : focus on GBC, Durban.
(2013)This is a study conducted in a telecommunications call centre called the Greater Brand Company; located in KwaZulu Natal, in a suburb North of Durban. I conducted fieldwork for a complete year whilst working full time in ... -
Working leather : the fusion of formal and informal industrial relations in a Durban shoe factory.
(1995)The thesis concerns the persistent coupling of formal and informal industrial relations within a particular manufacturing company. At first, the company's formal structure of industrial relations was heavily tempered ... -
Youth violence and the changing African family in an urban township : the case of Umlazi.
(2011)My interest in pursuing this study is based on the response to the frequent media reports with regard to antisocial behaviour in schools and a virtual breakdown of the moral fibre in society. There is a growing interest ...