The sensitivity and slowness inherent in the separation of powers are a reality in South Africas relatively new constitutional democracy, where the persistent socioeconomic ills of poverty, inequality and unemployment and ...
Staunton, C.; Adams, R.; Botes, M.; Dove, E.; Horn, L.; Labuschaigne, M.; Loots, G.; Mahomed, S.; Makuba, J.; Olckers, A.; Pepper, M.S.; Pope, A.; Ramsay, M.; Loideain, N.N.; de Vries, J.(2019-07-03)
Genomic research has been identified in South Africa (SA) as important in developing a strong bio-economy that has the potential to improve human health, drive job creation and offer potential solutions to the disease ...
At the dawn of South Africas democracy, access to resources, employment opportunities and well-paid jobs were starkly divided along racial and traditional gender lines. Women in general, and black women in particular, were ...
Mabaso, M.; Mthembu, J.; Setswe, G.(HSRC Press, 2019-10-09)
Self-rated health (SRH) is among the most widely used measures of general health status in population-based social and epidemiologic health studies, and is based on the individuals perception of their health (Jylh 2009). ...
It is widely accepted that humans are fundamentally social animals that have an inherent desire to belong. This need is thought to commonly apply to both women and men from two-parent and single-parent families (Walsh ...
Globally the 'family' has been a significant and growing focus of study across a variety of disciplinary perspectives in humanities, social sciences and law.
The chapter draws from the 2014 South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS) module administered in January-March 2015. These alcohol questions form part of the European Social Survey (ESS) module on the social determination ...
The aim of this chapter is to shed new light on intergenerational relationships within families and to look at the link between intergenerational relations and individual and family wellbeing. The chapter will conclude ...
The authors provide an overview of existing evidence on the issue of public opinion on gay and lesbian family rights. They begin by providing some background to the issue of public opinion on marriage and parenthood equality, ...
Do ordinary working-age South Africans want to bear the primary cost of looking after their aging parents and relatives? Few studies have investigated public support for filial responsibility in South Africa, and little ...
South Africa has pioneered national evaluation systems (NESs) along with Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Uganda and Benin. South Africa's National Evaluation Policy Framework (NEPF) was approved by Cabinet in November ...