Stears, Louw-Haardt.Seedat, Mariam.2012-07-172012-07-1720062006http://hdl.handle.net/10413/5900Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 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 process. This dissertation sets out to understand the socialisation process that young girls undergo within a traditional African family that leads them to domestic employment. The aim is to conduct a sociological analysis of domestic workers. This study seeks to understand the impact of the socialisation process on the African female in society.enTheses--Sociology.Thesis