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An exploration of the discourses women survivors of intimate partner violence draw on to understand intimate femicide
(University of Western Cape, 2013)
This study is about intimate femicide: The murder of a woman by a male intimate partner, namely her husband, boyfriend (dating or cohabiting), ex-husband (divorced or separated), ex-boyfriend or a rejected would-be lover. ...
The challenges of digitising heritage collections in South Africa: a case study
(UWC, 2013)
This dissertation explores the organisational challenges for an archive which is attempting to digitise its collections. While technical, organisational and managerial challenges are discussed, this research focuses ...
The social constructions of HIV/AIDS stigma in one community in Cape Town, South Africa
(2010)
Due to tremendous stigma attached to HIV/AIDS, revelation of HIV positive sero-status of an individual has become a significant risk in communities of South Africa (Kalichman el al., 2003;Deacon et al., 2004; Kalichman et ...
An investigation of community participation in housing delivery at the Joe Slovo Settlement in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This research endeavours to identify existing participatory structures and explore the role of local government officials, community representatives and other role players in the housing delivery process in Joe Slovo; ...
Challenges and opportunities/possibilities of implementing the Western Cape language policy
(UWC, 2014)
The principle aim of this thesis is to investigate all the challenges and opportunities/possibilities involved in realising the implementation of the
official Western Cape Language Policy (finalised in 2002). These ...
Developing first year part-time students academic competencies in an academic literacy module
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The research findings are grouped according to the three themes identified which includes the relevance of the module, the effectiveness of the teaching and learning approaches and methods, and the integration of generic ...
An exploration of women's experiences in senior management in the petroleum industry South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
There are relatively few women in senior leadership or management positions in South African
industry. The oil industry is no exception to this and could in fact be considered to exemplify the
ways in which women are ...
Narratives of constructing as gay and having relationships in contemporary South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This study examined how gay men construct a gay identity and have relationships within a heteronormative (Kritzinger, 2005) society in South Africa. The impact of this study is that homophobia continues to persist within ...
Liberation or Reconstruction: a critical survey on the relevance of Black theology in light of the emergence of Reconstruction theology
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The purpose of this investigation is to discuss the relevance of Black theology in light of the emergence of reconstruction theology. It offers a critical survey of a range of contributions on this issue, questioning whether ...
Resilience of young people exposed to parental alcohol abuse
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This study explores the possible resilient factors which prevent young people who have been exposed to parental alcohol abuse from abusing alcohol themselves. Additionally, this study explores the coping mechanisms of young ...