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Familial needs: Comparing traditional and non-traditional families of public officials
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
BACKGROUND: Recognising traditional and non-traditional families in social policy is not sufficient if the policy implementation choices continue to accord more status to traditional families in comparison to non-traditional ...
Conceptualisations of childhood in Namibia: new legislation versus public perception
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
BACKGROUND: Namibia is in the process of developing new children's legislation. The aim of this research paper
is to explore how the public conceptualisation of childhood in Namibia compares to provisions in
the Child ...
Young South African adults perceptions of parent psychological control and antisocial behaviour
(Society for Personality Research (Inc.), 2012)
We extended prior research by investigating perceptions of parental psychological control as
a contributor to young adults’ antisocial behavior in a sample of 382 South African university
students aged between 18 and 25 ...
Opportunities for technology-based HIV prevention programming among high school students in Cape Town, South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)
One in three new cases of HIV in South Africa is among adolescents. Given that adolescents are particularly affected, scalable, and cost-effective prevention programs are urgently needed. This study aims to identify ...
Does family structure matter? comparing the life goals and aspirations of learners in secondary schools
(Education Association of South Africa, 2013)
The aim of this study was to compare the goals and aspirations of learners from single- and
two-parent families. The study used a quantitative methodology with a cross-sectional comparative
group design. The sample ...
A descriptive study of the perceptions and behaviours of waterpipe use by university students in the Western Cape, South Africa
(BioMed Central, 2013)
Background: Waterpipe smoking started as a cultural phenomenon but has become a social phenomenon.
Hookah cafes are an increasingly popular venue for socializing. Studies suggest that waterpipe users perceive
smoking the ...
A generational exploration of coloured identity in post-apartheid South Africa: marching towards a new personhood
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
During the early history of South Africa, in what would become the Western Cape province, Europeans (from Dutch, German, French, and Portuguese) mixed racially and culturally with Cape slaves (from Indonesia, Sri Lanka, ...
The effect of family functioning and basic need satisfaction on decision-making styles of adolescents: a rural South African sample
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
Families are complex and diverse, but essentially are the cornerstone of society. There is very limited research regarding the role family functioning and basic psychological needs play in the decision-making styles of ...
Maternal parenting in single and two-parent families in South Africa from a child's perspective
(Society for Personality Research (Inc.), 2011)
Single mothers are often perceived and depicted as being ineffective parents in comparison to
their married counterparts, but this may not always be the case. A sample consisting of 245
children (72% in married mother ...