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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 ...
A psychosocial framework for understanding condom use among urban Black adolescents.
(2001)
Using lessor's psychosocial framework of risk behaviour, this study examined the impact of
variables within a number of risk domains on condom use at last sex. The sample was 587
sexually active male and female black ...
An exploratory study of trainee and registered psychologists' perceptions of indigenous healing and the role of indigenous healers in the mental health care system.An exploratory study of trainee and registered psychologists' perceptions of indigenous healing and the role of indigenous healers in the mental health care system.
(2007)
This study was undertaken to explore trainee and registered psychologists' perceptions of
Help-seeking behaviours of adolescents in urban high schools in two South African provinces : a comparative exploratory study.
(2004)
This study explored the patterns of help-seeking of 64 urban high school adolescents in Grades 10 and 11 in two South African provinces, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo. The type of problems faced by these adolescents such as ...
Identity formation in contemporary society : the influence of the media on the formation of identity.
(2009)
This qualitative study explores identity formation in contemporary society, through investigating the influence of the media on identity formation. The focus is on identity and what people attribute from the media as ...
Reading texts, reading one's self : exploring young South Africans' sense of identity.
(2007)
The title of this research project is Reading Texts, Reading One'self: Exploring Young South African's Sense of Identity. The project entailed working with a group of young people in a reading group, using a text by Zakes ...
The effect of aversive racism on mock legal decision making.
(2008)
The present study experimentally examined the effect(s) of aversive racism on mock legal decisions made by university students. The experiment adopted a 3 (Evidence quality: low, ambiguous or high) x 2 (race stereotype ...
A quantitative study looking at the relationship between ideas and practices of masculinity and help-seeking behaviour amongst young South African men.
(2008)
This study aimed to explore the relationship between ideas and practices of masculinity and help-seeking behaviour amongst young South African men. The need for this research has been motivated by both the limited amount ...
Same-sex couples and adoption : a study of two families.
(2007)
Increasingly, same-sex couples are choosing to become parents. According to Patterson (1992, cited in Mallon, 1997), it is estimated that in the United States of America alone, there are between six and 14 million children ...