Browsing Magister Artium - MA (Anthropology/Sociology) by Author "Spicer, Sharyn"
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Animals at work: a multispecies ethnographic study of entanglements of cart-horse labour in Freedom Farm informal settlement, Cape Town.
Vigeland, Lynné Hazel (University of the Western Cape, 2023)Human life experiences are closely intertwined with our relationships with other animals and the environment. From the late 19th century to the late 20th century, Cart-horses served as an informal travel market for the ... -
The church and single parenting: perceptions and social support
Van Staden, Lucrechia Ziana (University of the Western Cape, 2020)The goal of this study was to investigate how single parenting is perceived within the context of the churches in Kuils River and to establish if any support structures are in place to assist single parents. This research ... -
Death ‘awayfrom home.’ A case study of Cameroonian immigrants living in Cape Town South Africa.
Fru, Terence Fontoh (University of Western Cape, 2019)Death is an everyday occurrence for many urban Africans living in South Africa, and it is expressed through the everyday management of financial and social networks. The purpose of this study is to investigate what happens ... -
Integration, exclusion, or something in between? A study of Zimbabwean migrants in Gugulethu, Cape Town
Kalule, Diplock Samuel (University of the Western Cape, 2017)According to migrant research in South Africa, after the advent of democracy in South Africa, in 1994, the country has received an influx of foreign migrants, more especially from the African continent. However, much ... -
An investigation of the integration of foreign migrants into South African community: A case of Zimbabweans living in Luyoloville and New Rest in Gugulethu, Cape Town
Kalule, Diplock Samuel (University of the Western Cape, 2016)According to migrant research in South Africa, after the advent of democracy in South Africa, in 1994, the country has received an influx of foreign migrants, more especially from the African continent. However, much focus ... -
An investigation of the integration of foreign migrants into South African community: A case of Zimbabweans living in Luyoloville and New Rest in Gugulethu, Cape Town.
Kalule, Diplock Samuel (University of the Western Cape, 2016)According to migrant research in South Africa, after the advent of democracy in South Africa, in 1994, the country has received an influx of foreign migrants, more especially from the African continent. However, much focus ... -
A microsociological analysis of social support to women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer
Kamanga, Thembekile Nokukhanya (University of the Western Cape, 2016)This study explored the social support provided by family of women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. The aim was to present an account of social support that is solicited by and given to women diagnosed with early ... -
Possible causes of Divorce in Asmara
Beshir, Nuredin Bushra (University of the Western Cape, 2003)This research project seeks to account for some of the causes of divorce in Asmara Eritrea. The existing law in this country recognizes adultery, desertion and cruelty as serious grounds for divorce. However, this research, ... -
Xenophobia and the media: an investigation into the textual representation of black ‘foreigners’ in the daily sun, a South Africa tabloid (February 2008 - December 2008)
Mbetga, Marius Debonaire (University of the Western Cape, 2014)This mini-thesis is a discourse analysis of the representations of black ‘foreigners’ in the media with reference to xenophobia. In this specific context, the study investigates and analyses the textual representations of ...