An exploration into the perceptions of parents on their adolescent child’s sense of safety and future aspirations in a community characterised by violence
Abstract
Community violence has been found to have profound negative effects on the lives of
those exposed to it daily. The victims often tend to be adolescents, who, while striving for a
better future, are often quite vulnerable to its effects. The present study focuses on the
perception’s parents hold of their adolescent’s sense of safety and future aspirations in a
community with high levels of violence. The data was collected by means of semi-structured
interviews with participants residing in a community prone to violence. The researcher
purposively sampled eight participants and conducted interviews in both English and
Afrikaans.