Browsing by Subject "Youth"
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Social media, protest and citizen participation in local government: A comparison between the City of Cape Town and Johannesburg metropolitan municipalities: 2010 to 2017
(University of Western Cape, 2022)This study’s central focus is to assess how various classes of people in in distinct localities across Cape Town and Johannesburg use social media in citizen participation concerning municipal governance processes. While ... -
Social networking among UWC students: instant messaging genres and registers
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Contemporary research has pointed to the importance of social media in the lives of young people today. This project aims to explore the emerging discourse conventions and generic structures of chat conversations on social ... -
The socio-economic characteristics and Implications of youth unemployment in Galeshewe Township in the Kimberley area (Northern Cape Province)
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)The objective of this study was to investigate some socio-demographic aspects and implications of youth unemployment in Galeshewe Township. The study makes use of descriptive statistics to analyze and interpret data collected ... -
A sociolinguistic study of euphemisms on HIV and aids by Manenberg’s youth and adults
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This thesis is a sociolinguistic exploration of the research that was conducted on the Manenberg community. It focuses on the community’s socio-economic vices such as gangsterism, drug trafficking, drug addiction, ... -
Stylisation of identities in online discourses related to The Spear on Sowetan LIVE
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This study focuses on a story featured on Sowetan LIVE, one of South Africa’s online newspapers. The flexibility of the mode in which the newspaper is produced, enables users to comment on its articles as they are published. ... -
The support of professional nurses to youth victims of physical violence at a community health centre in the Cape Flats
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The Western Cape Province of South Africa has the worst multifactorial crime problem in the country. It has the fastest growing crime rate in many crime categories, such as rape and gun related incidents. The youth in the ... -
Then and Now: Activism in Manenberg, 1980 to 2010
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)The study analysed the politics of resistance in Manenberg placing it within the over arching mass defiance campaign in Greater Cape Town at the time and comparing the strategies used to mobilize residents in Manenberg in ... -
Unemployed youth in Bishop Lavis, Cape Town: Aspirations and capabilities
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)This study took place in Bishop Lavis, a small community in Cape Town on the Cape Flats, Republic of South Africa. Stratified random sampling was used to select ten unemployed youths that resided in the area. The problem ... -
Young men’s perceptions and experiences of disengagement from gangs and the effect on their occupational performance
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Street gangs have become a permanent feature of the social landscape in the Western Cape, South Africa. Various strategies have been developed to address the issue of gangsterism. The study focused on one strategy, ... -
Youth agricultural entrepreneurship as a vehicle for employment creation in Nigeria: A capability approach
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Nigeria is indisputably blessed with both human and material resources. With 74 million hectares of arable land, the country has enormous potential to meet its rising food demand while tackling the challenge of youth ... -
Youth and adolescents' perception of violence in post-apartheid South Africa: A systematic review
(South African Journal of Higher Education, 2020)The history of South Africa is embedded in violence. This can be traced to the arrival of the Dutch settlers in 1652, to the Afrikaner–nationalist ideology of apartheid, and finally into the current dispensation of democracy. ... -
Youth and adolescents’ perceptions of violence in post-apartheid South Africa: A systematic review
(University of Western Cape, 2020)The history of South Africa is embedded in violence. This can be traced to the arrival of the Dutch settlers in 1652, to the Afrikaner–nationalist ideology of apartheid, and finally into the current dispensation of ... -
Youth development through intercultural performance: A case study from Wesbank Arts and Culture Group, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)The research took place while the author worked as a volunteer theatre practitioner with the Arts and Culture Group in Wesbank township near Kuils River, Cape Town, South Africa. This organisation was founded in 2002 and ... -
Youth engagement in health research, policy, and practice: a qualitative evidence synthesis
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Promoting the active engagement of youth in health research, policy, and practice holds significant importance as it can generate valuable insights, informing the development of targeted strategies and contributing essential ... -
Youth in the South African labour market – the first 25 years since the economic transition
(University of Western Cape, 2021)The South African economy is confronted with various socio-economic problems. In particular, the persistently high and rising unemployment rate (especially for the youth), which has always been one of them. Unemployment ... -
Youth multilingualism and discourses of disability: An intersectional approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Disability, as a topic of investigation, is considerably overlooked in the discipline of sociolinguistics. This thesis aims to bridge the gap between disability and sociolinguistics studies, as I critically explore the ... -
Youth wage subsidy as a possible solution to youth unemployment in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)South Africa is characterised by its high and persistent level of unemployment, in particular among the youth. The high youth unemployment is attributed to various reasons, ranging from their lack of work experience, ...