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Socio-economic factors affecting household participation in curb-side recycling programmes: Evidence from drakenstein municipality, South Africa
(Sabinet, 2021)
Household curb-side recycling programmes have the potential to reduce
waste that end up in landfills. However, participation in these
programmes is low. The aim of this study is to investigate the socioeconomic factors ...
The role of family structure and parenting in first year university adjustment
(SAGE, 2018)
The first year of university creates new experiences and challenges for first years and lays the
foundation for the subsequent years of study. This first year has implications for academic
development, mental health, and ...
Social work services by non-profit organisations for adults with substance use disorders
(UNISA, 2019)
Social work services globally started as a result of society’s response to basic human needs, and thus facilitated alleviating, based on doing good, the plight of those in need. Since its inception as a professional ...
“Half a loaf is better than nothing”: The risks and resilience of day labourers in Cape Town
(Stellenbosch University, 2019)
According to Worthington and Scherer (2004), resilience is the process of adapting well in the face of
adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or other significant sources of stress. The concept of resilience draws
upon ...
All bad? Experiences of aging among LGBT elders in South Africa
(SAGE, 2019)
There is an almost complete dearth of research on the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual,
and transgender (LGBT) elders in South Africa. This study was a qualitative exploration through focus group discussions of the lived ...
All bad? experiences of aging among LGBT elders in South Africa
(SAGE, 2019)
There is an almost complete dearth of research on the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual,
and transgender (LGBT) elders in South Africa. This study was a qualitative exploration through focus group discussions of the lived ...
Family connectedness in families dealing with adolescents in conflict with the law
(Stellenbosch University, 2020)
This article explored family connectedness and the way that families are dealing with adolescents in conflict
with the law. Ten adolescents, ten family members, and five social workers constituted the sample for the
study. ...
Youths in gangs on the Cape Flats: If not gangs, then what?
(Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)
Gangs are social groups within geographical territories that use symbols, verbal and non-verbal
communication to express their belonging to the group, and resort to crime to exercise power and control
over the territory ...
What happens during those long hours next to the road? An exploratory study of three informal day labour hiring sites in Tshwane
(University of Stellenbosch, 2012)
The purpose of the study was to describe the nature of socio-economic activities taking place at hiring sites in Tshwane. The research approach and methodology of this study were exploratory, descriptive and qualitative. ...
"Life is not pap and vleis": poverty in child-headed households in Gauteng
(University of Stellenbosch, 2011)
Introduction: The objective of this paper is to describe the socio-economic conditions of child-headed households in Gauteng, so as to measure the extent of poverty among these children. In order to do this, the study ...