Xhosa Foundation: XHS 111F
- Authors: Ganto, D J , Saul, Z W
- Date: 2011-06
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18397 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011558
- Description: Xhosa Foundation: XHS 111F, degree examination June 2011.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2011-06
- Authors: Ganto, D J , Saul, Z W
- Date: 2011-06
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18397 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011558
- Description: Xhosa Foundation: XHS 111F, degree examination June 2011.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2011-06
Correctional Administration & Research Methods In Criminology, CRM 322
- Daniel, N, Earl-Taylor, M, Singh, S
- Authors: Daniel, N , Earl-Taylor, M , Singh, S
- Date: 2009-11
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18215 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011205
- Description: Correctional Administration & Research Methods In Criminology, CRM 322, degree examination October/November 2009.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2009-11
- Authors: Daniel, N , Earl-Taylor, M , Singh, S
- Date: 2009-11
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18215 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011205
- Description: Correctional Administration & Research Methods In Criminology, CRM 322, degree examination October/November 2009.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2009-11
Intimacy in romantic relationships during young adulthood: the role of the mother-daughter relationship
- Authors: Addinall, Elizabeth Liezl
- Date: 2008
- Subjects: Intimacy (Psychology) , Parent and child , Mothers and daughters
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , M Soc Sc (C Psy)
- Identifier: vital:11850 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/160 , Intimacy (Psychology) , Parent and child , Mothers and daughters
- Description: This study addressed the role of the mother-daughter relationship on the daughter‟s development of the capacity for intimacy with a romantic partner. The objective of this study was to examine whether separateness in mother-daughter interactions was related to romantic intimacy (sexual and non-sexual intimacy) in romantic relationships. The following instruments were used: 1) Socio-demographic questionnaire; 2) Competence in Mother-Daughter Relationship Questionnaire (ICQ-M) and 3) Personal Assessment of Intimacy Questionnaire (PAIR). 179 adolescent female university students participated in this study most of who were between the ages of 20 and 24. The results indicated that a positive relationship existed between separateness and sexual intimacy (r=.688, p<.01) as well as separateness and non-sexual intimacy (r=.598, p<.01). A positive relationship between connectedness and non-sexual intimacy (r=.468, p<.01) was also observed, however no correlation was observed between connectedness and sexual intimacy. These findings indicate that separateness in mother-daughter interactions has a definite effect on the different dimensions of romantic intimacy. Therefore, late adolescent women who possess the ability to assert themselves and express differences between themselves and their mothers are not as apprehensive as their peers when it comes to romantic intimacy with a partner.
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2008
- Authors: Addinall, Elizabeth Liezl
- Date: 2008
- Subjects: Intimacy (Psychology) , Parent and child , Mothers and daughters
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , M Soc Sc (C Psy)
- Identifier: vital:11850 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/160 , Intimacy (Psychology) , Parent and child , Mothers and daughters
- Description: This study addressed the role of the mother-daughter relationship on the daughter‟s development of the capacity for intimacy with a romantic partner. The objective of this study was to examine whether separateness in mother-daughter interactions was related to romantic intimacy (sexual and non-sexual intimacy) in romantic relationships. The following instruments were used: 1) Socio-demographic questionnaire; 2) Competence in Mother-Daughter Relationship Questionnaire (ICQ-M) and 3) Personal Assessment of Intimacy Questionnaire (PAIR). 179 adolescent female university students participated in this study most of who were between the ages of 20 and 24. The results indicated that a positive relationship existed between separateness and sexual intimacy (r=.688, p<.01) as well as separateness and non-sexual intimacy (r=.598, p<.01). A positive relationship between connectedness and non-sexual intimacy (r=.468, p<.01) was also observed, however no correlation was observed between connectedness and sexual intimacy. These findings indicate that separateness in mother-daughter interactions has a definite effect on the different dimensions of romantic intimacy. Therefore, late adolescent women who possess the ability to assert themselves and express differences between themselves and their mothers are not as apprehensive as their peers when it comes to romantic intimacy with a partner.
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2008
Development Management in the Developing World: DEV 513
- Authors: Hofisi, C , Notshulwana, M
- Date: 2011-06
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18074 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1010688
- Description: Development Management in the Developing World: DEV 513, June 2011
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2011-06
- Authors: Hofisi, C , Notshulwana, M
- Date: 2011-06
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18074 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1010688
- Description: Development Management in the Developing World: DEV 513, June 2011
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2011-06
History of Music: MUS 321
- Botha, Henry, Bleibinger, Bernhard, Ncozana, Jonathan, Brukman, J
- Authors: Botha, Henry , Bleibinger, Bernhard , Ncozana, Jonathan , Brukman, J
- Date: 2009-11
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18115 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1010972
- Description: History of Music: MUS 321, degree examination November 2009.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2009-11
- Authors: Botha, Henry , Bleibinger, Bernhard , Ncozana, Jonathan , Brukman, J
- Date: 2009-11
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18115 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1010972
- Description: History of Music: MUS 321, degree examination November 2009.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2009-11
Classical Sociological Theory: SOC 212
- Authors: Duma, V , Nyawasha, T
- Date: 2008-05
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:17961 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1010532
- Description: Classical Sociological Theory: SOC 212, examination paper May/June 2008.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2008-05
- Authors: Duma, V , Nyawasha, T
- Date: 2008-05
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:17961 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1010532
- Description: Classical Sociological Theory: SOC 212, examination paper May/June 2008.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2008-05
Group-based guilt and shame in the desegregated context: the role of the perception of social change and ingroup identification
- Authors: Clarke, Rochelle
- Date: 2011
- Subjects: Guilt , Shame , Race awareness -- Psychological aspects , Intergroup relations , Group identity , Social perception
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , M Soc Sc (Psych)
- Identifier: vital:11934 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/513 , Guilt , Shame , Race awareness -- Psychological aspects , Intergroup relations , Group identity , Social perception
- Description: A correlational study on group-based guilt and shame of white South Africans in post-Apartheid South Africa investigates the role of the perception of social change and how it impacts on the group-based emotions guilt and shame as well as reparation intentions when controlled for ingroup identification. The study also aimed to control for the antecedents of group-based guilt and collective shame. Results revealed that guilt is predicted by perceived responsibility and is influenced by shame, while shame is predicted by image threat and guilt. The results further propose that the perceptions of status change for the ingroup and the outgroup predict the feelings of shame for high ingroup identifiers while status change (or lack thereof) for the ingroup predicts the willingness for symbolic reparation for low ingroup identifiers. The results are presented and discussed.
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- Date Issued: 2011
- Authors: Clarke, Rochelle
- Date: 2011
- Subjects: Guilt , Shame , Race awareness -- Psychological aspects , Intergroup relations , Group identity , Social perception
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , M Soc Sc (Psych)
- Identifier: vital:11934 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/513 , Guilt , Shame , Race awareness -- Psychological aspects , Intergroup relations , Group identity , Social perception
- Description: A correlational study on group-based guilt and shame of white South Africans in post-Apartheid South Africa investigates the role of the perception of social change and how it impacts on the group-based emotions guilt and shame as well as reparation intentions when controlled for ingroup identification. The study also aimed to control for the antecedents of group-based guilt and collective shame. Results revealed that guilt is predicted by perceived responsibility and is influenced by shame, while shame is predicted by image threat and guilt. The results further propose that the perceptions of status change for the ingroup and the outgroup predict the feelings of shame for high ingroup identifiers while status change (or lack thereof) for the ingroup predicts the willingness for symbolic reparation for low ingroup identifiers. The results are presented and discussed.
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- Date Issued: 2011
Philosophy: PHL 223
- Authors: Van der Nest, M
- Date: 2011-11
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18238 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011230
- Description: Philosophy: PHL 223, supplementary examination November 2011.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2011-11
- Authors: Van der Nest, M
- Date: 2011-11
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18238 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011230
- Description: Philosophy: PHL 223, supplementary examination November 2011.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2011-11
International Relations Since 1945: HIS 312/312E
- Hendricks, J, April, T, Andreas, C, Minkley, G, Yekela, D, Molapo, R
- Authors: Hendricks, J , April, T , Andreas, C , Minkley, G , Yekela, D , Molapo, R
- Date: 2011-06
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18400 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011566
- Description: International Relations Since 1945: HIS 312/312E, degree examination June 2011.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2011-06
- Authors: Hendricks, J , April, T , Andreas, C , Minkley, G , Yekela, D , Molapo, R
- Date: 2011-06
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18400 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011566
- Description: International Relations Since 1945: HIS 312/312E, degree examination June 2011.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2011-06
An investigation into instability in post- Gaddafi Libya, Mali and Nigeria: a comparative theoretical approach
- Authors: Chindoga, Melody
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Terrorism Insurgency Terrorism -- Government policy
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , M Soc Sci
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/2667 , vital:27982
- Description: Since the ousting of Gaddafi from power in 2011, Libya, Mali and Nigeria have experienced high levels of instability. An investigation into the causes of instability is employed in the study to gain insights into the major cause of conflict in post-Gaddafi Libya, Mali and Nigeria. The study considered instability as a consequence of a combination of existing exogenous and endogenous factors which were examined according to various theoretical lenses. A comparative theoretical analysis was used so as to interpret and analyse data. The analysis was subjected to theoretical scrutiny according to four mainstream International Relations theories namely; realism, critical theory, constructivism and the “clash of civilizations” hypothesis, in order to determine whether they could effectively explain post-Gaddafi violence and instability. The research findings revealed that the distinction between internal and external variables is artificial and the various causes cannot be exclusively differentiated from one other. The research also identified constructivism as the best possible explanation of instability in the particular context under investigation, through its recognition of the significance of normative as well as material elements, and the emphasis placed on the role of identity and ideas in shaping political actions.
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- Date Issued: 2016
- Authors: Chindoga, Melody
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Terrorism Insurgency Terrorism -- Government policy
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , M Soc Sci
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/2667 , vital:27982
- Description: Since the ousting of Gaddafi from power in 2011, Libya, Mali and Nigeria have experienced high levels of instability. An investigation into the causes of instability is employed in the study to gain insights into the major cause of conflict in post-Gaddafi Libya, Mali and Nigeria. The study considered instability as a consequence of a combination of existing exogenous and endogenous factors which were examined according to various theoretical lenses. A comparative theoretical analysis was used so as to interpret and analyse data. The analysis was subjected to theoretical scrutiny according to four mainstream International Relations theories namely; realism, critical theory, constructivism and the “clash of civilizations” hypothesis, in order to determine whether they could effectively explain post-Gaddafi violence and instability. The research findings revealed that the distinction between internal and external variables is artificial and the various causes cannot be exclusively differentiated from one other. The research also identified constructivism as the best possible explanation of instability in the particular context under investigation, through its recognition of the significance of normative as well as material elements, and the emphasis placed on the role of identity and ideas in shaping political actions.
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- Date Issued: 2016
A Biblical theology of ministry to refugees for Baptist Churches in South Africa
- Authors: Stemmett, David John
- Date: 2008
- Subjects: Baptists -- South Africa , Church and social problems -- South Africa , Church work with refugees
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , M Th
- Identifier: vital:11799 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/131 , Baptists -- South Africa , Church and social problems -- South Africa , Church work with refugees
- Description: The issue of refugees in South Africa has come under the spotlight recently, particularly in the light of the xenophobic violence that swept the country in 2008. As a Baptist pastor, working in a congregation which has a vital ministry towards refugees, the writer became aware that only a handful of Baptist congregations in the Western Cape had a similar concern for refugees and asylum seekers. These observations raised the question of ministry to refugees on the part of Baptist churches in SA. As Baptist churches adhere to the principle of the supremacy of Scripture, the motivation for churches to minister to refugees should to be based upon biblical theology. This dissertation seeks to provide such a biblical theology of ministry to refugees that can in turn provide a basis from which local congregation can develop such ministry. To provide the context of refugees in SA, this study begins by outlining the phenomenon of refugees in the context of SA, as well as the conditions experienced by refugees. This dissertation further seeks to delineate a number of Baptist principles that relate to the issue of Baptist churches and ministry to refugees. It also seeks to look at the role that various Baptist agencies such as the Baptist Union of Southern Africa (BUSA) and the Western Province Baptist Association have to play in ministry to refugees. The study then goes on to discuss biblical material from both the Old and New The issue of refugees in South Africa has come under the spotlight recently, particularly in the light of the xenophobic violence that swept the country in 2008. As a Baptist pastor, working in a congregation which has a vital ministry towards refugees, the writer became aware that only a handful of Baptist congregations in the Western Cape had a similar concern for refugees and asylum seekers. These observations raised the question of ministry to refugees on the part of Baptist churches in SA. As Baptist churches adhere to the principle of the supremacy of Scripture, the motivation for churches to minister to refugees should to be based upon biblical theology. This dissertation seeks to provide such a biblical theology of ministry to refugees that can in turn provide a basis from which local congregation can develop such ministry. To provide the context of refugees in SA, this study begins by outlining the phenomenon of refugees in the context of SA, as well as the conditions experienced by refugees. This dissertation further seeks to delineate a number of Baptist principles that relate to the issue of Baptist churches and ministry to refugees. It also seeks to look at the role that various Baptist agencies such as the Baptist Union of Southern Africa (BUSA) and the Western Province Baptist Association have to play in ministry to refugees. The study then goes on to discuss biblical material from both the Old and New Testaments pertaining to refugees. The dissertation then seeks to develop a theology of ministry to refugees based upon the biblical material that can be used to motivate local Baptist congregations to minister to refugees. In the final section the theology of ministry to refugees is used to evaluate current models of ministry directed towards refugees.
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- Date Issued: 2008
- Authors: Stemmett, David John
- Date: 2008
- Subjects: Baptists -- South Africa , Church and social problems -- South Africa , Church work with refugees
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , M Th
- Identifier: vital:11799 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/131 , Baptists -- South Africa , Church and social problems -- South Africa , Church work with refugees
- Description: The issue of refugees in South Africa has come under the spotlight recently, particularly in the light of the xenophobic violence that swept the country in 2008. As a Baptist pastor, working in a congregation which has a vital ministry towards refugees, the writer became aware that only a handful of Baptist congregations in the Western Cape had a similar concern for refugees and asylum seekers. These observations raised the question of ministry to refugees on the part of Baptist churches in SA. As Baptist churches adhere to the principle of the supremacy of Scripture, the motivation for churches to minister to refugees should to be based upon biblical theology. This dissertation seeks to provide such a biblical theology of ministry to refugees that can in turn provide a basis from which local congregation can develop such ministry. To provide the context of refugees in SA, this study begins by outlining the phenomenon of refugees in the context of SA, as well as the conditions experienced by refugees. This dissertation further seeks to delineate a number of Baptist principles that relate to the issue of Baptist churches and ministry to refugees. It also seeks to look at the role that various Baptist agencies such as the Baptist Union of Southern Africa (BUSA) and the Western Province Baptist Association have to play in ministry to refugees. The study then goes on to discuss biblical material from both the Old and New The issue of refugees in South Africa has come under the spotlight recently, particularly in the light of the xenophobic violence that swept the country in 2008. As a Baptist pastor, working in a congregation which has a vital ministry towards refugees, the writer became aware that only a handful of Baptist congregations in the Western Cape had a similar concern for refugees and asylum seekers. These observations raised the question of ministry to refugees on the part of Baptist churches in SA. As Baptist churches adhere to the principle of the supremacy of Scripture, the motivation for churches to minister to refugees should to be based upon biblical theology. This dissertation seeks to provide such a biblical theology of ministry to refugees that can in turn provide a basis from which local congregation can develop such ministry. To provide the context of refugees in SA, this study begins by outlining the phenomenon of refugees in the context of SA, as well as the conditions experienced by refugees. This dissertation further seeks to delineate a number of Baptist principles that relate to the issue of Baptist churches and ministry to refugees. It also seeks to look at the role that various Baptist agencies such as the Baptist Union of Southern Africa (BUSA) and the Western Province Baptist Association have to play in ministry to refugees. The study then goes on to discuss biblical material from both the Old and New Testaments pertaining to refugees. The dissertation then seeks to develop a theology of ministry to refugees based upon the biblical material that can be used to motivate local Baptist congregations to minister to refugees. In the final section the theology of ministry to refugees is used to evaluate current models of ministry directed towards refugees.
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- Date Issued: 2008
Philosophy of Science and History: PHL 323
- Authors: Louw, T J G , Vice, S
- Date: 2010-11
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18232 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011224
- Description: Philosophy of Science and History: PHL 323, degree examination November 2010.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2010-11
- Authors: Louw, T J G , Vice, S
- Date: 2010-11
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18232 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011224
- Description: Philosophy of Science and History: PHL 323, degree examination November 2010.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2010-11
Psychopathology: PSY 512
- Authors: Van Niekerk, E , Mfusi, S K
- Date: 2010-11
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18056 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1010647
- Description: Psychopathology: PSY 512, degree examination November 2010.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2010-11
- Authors: Van Niekerk, E , Mfusi, S K
- Date: 2010-11
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18056 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1010647
- Description: Psychopathology: PSY 512, degree examination November 2010.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2010-11
Political Economy: POL 524
- Authors: Brouwer, P , Hudson, H
- Date: 2010-11
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18280 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011281
- Description: Political Economy: POL 524, degree examination Nov/Dec 2010.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2010-11
- Authors: Brouwer, P , Hudson, H
- Date: 2010-11
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18280 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011281
- Description: Political Economy: POL 524, degree examination Nov/Dec 2010.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2010-11
Advanced English Language and General Literature: ECL 310
- Tshotsho, B P, Morkel, N, Blatchford, M, Scott, R, Mndebele, T, Sherzinger, K, Mpepo, V N
- Authors: Tshotsho, B P , Morkel, N , Blatchford, M , Scott, R , Mndebele, T , Sherzinger, K , Mpepo, V N
- Date: 2011-06
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18310 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011420
- Description: Advanced English Language and General Literature: ECL 310, degree examination June 2011.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2011-06
- Authors: Tshotsho, B P , Morkel, N , Blatchford, M , Scott, R , Mndebele, T , Sherzinger, K , Mpepo, V N
- Date: 2011-06
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18310 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011420
- Description: Advanced English Language and General Literature: ECL 310, degree examination June 2011.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2011-06
Revivals, Revolutions and Missions: TCH 311
- Mbaya, H, Williams, D T, Ross, J
- Authors: Mbaya, H , Williams, D T , Ross, J
- Date: 2011-06
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18157 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011082
- Description: Revivals, Revolutions and Missions: TCH 311, degree examination June 2011.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2011-06
- Authors: Mbaya, H , Williams, D T , Ross, J
- Date: 2011-06
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18157 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011082
- Description: Revivals, Revolutions and Missions: TCH 311, degree examination June 2011.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2011-06
Interpreting New Testament Texts: TNT 121
- Authors: Adolph, E , Chetty, Irvin G
- Date: 2010-11
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18176 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011124
- Description: Interpreting New Testament Texts: TNT 121, degree examination October/November 2010.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2010-11
- Authors: Adolph, E , Chetty, Irvin G
- Date: 2010-11
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18176 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011124
- Description: Interpreting New Testament Texts: TNT 121, degree examination October/November 2010.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2010-11
Kantian Philosophy: PHL 211
- Authors: Olivier, A , Louw, T J G
- Date: 2009-07
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18200 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011189
- Description: Kantian Philosophy: PHL 211, supplementary examination July 2009.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2009-07
- Authors: Olivier, A , Louw, T J G
- Date: 2009-07
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18200 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011189
- Description: Kantian Philosophy: PHL 211, supplementary examination July 2009.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2009-07
A special theme from African history: HIS 504E
- Authors: Minkley, G , Molapo, R
- Date: 2012-01
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18374 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011531
- Description: A special theme from African history: HIS 504E, aegrotat examinations January 2012.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2012-01
- Authors: Minkley, G , Molapo, R
- Date: 2012-01
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18374 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011531
- Description: A special theme from African history: HIS 504E, aegrotat examinations January 2012.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2012-01
Racial exploitation and double oppression in selected Bessie Head and Doris Lessing texts
- Authors: Kirton, Teneille
- Date: 2010
- Subjects: Authors, South African -- 20th century Biography , Apartheid in literature , Exploitation , Women authors, South African -- 20th century Biography , Racism in literature
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA (English)
- Identifier: vital:11502 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/232 , Authors, South African -- 20th century Biography , Apartheid in literature , Exploitation , Women authors, South African -- 20th century Biography , Racism in literature
- Description: During the era of discrimination and disparity in Southern Africa, racial inequality silenced many black writers. It was the white authors that dominated the literary environment presenting their biased views on social and political concerns; the black authors standpoints were seen as unimportant and they were deemed inferior to the white authors. Consequently, it was particularly difficult for black writers to voice their experiences of living in a society riddled with oppression, prejudice and unequal opportunities. The purpose of this study is to critically compare selected texts by African authors Doris Lessing and Bessie Head, which depict the political and social struggles within Southern African society during the era of unequal opportunities. Lessing and Head’s works present incidents of life experiences in Southern Africa from two contrasting viewpoints. The selected texts explored are: The Grass is Singing and “The Old Chief Mshlanga” by Doris Lessing, a white author, in contrast and comparison to the texts: A Question of Power and “The Collector of Treasures” by Bessie Head, a coloured author. The research for this thesis is conducted from an ethnic literary perspective with careful consideration to critical race theory and cultural studies. From this perspective, the focus of the study is on the struggles that affected both the victim and perpetrator during the apartheid era as well as on the idea that those in power determined what was deemed acceptable and unacceptable, behaviourally and ideologically. Specifically, the plight experienced by the female characters living in a patriarchal society, and the segregation and racial inequality faced by the characters of colour is explored by analysing these characters’ influences, pressures and societal manipulations and constraints in the texts. Thus, this study will provide a more in-depth understanding of Southern African society during the apartheid era and the strategic use of literature to spotlight the subjugation and disparity.
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- Date Issued: 2010
- Authors: Kirton, Teneille
- Date: 2010
- Subjects: Authors, South African -- 20th century Biography , Apartheid in literature , Exploitation , Women authors, South African -- 20th century Biography , Racism in literature
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA (English)
- Identifier: vital:11502 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/232 , Authors, South African -- 20th century Biography , Apartheid in literature , Exploitation , Women authors, South African -- 20th century Biography , Racism in literature
- Description: During the era of discrimination and disparity in Southern Africa, racial inequality silenced many black writers. It was the white authors that dominated the literary environment presenting their biased views on social and political concerns; the black authors standpoints were seen as unimportant and they were deemed inferior to the white authors. Consequently, it was particularly difficult for black writers to voice their experiences of living in a society riddled with oppression, prejudice and unequal opportunities. The purpose of this study is to critically compare selected texts by African authors Doris Lessing and Bessie Head, which depict the political and social struggles within Southern African society during the era of unequal opportunities. Lessing and Head’s works present incidents of life experiences in Southern Africa from two contrasting viewpoints. The selected texts explored are: The Grass is Singing and “The Old Chief Mshlanga” by Doris Lessing, a white author, in contrast and comparison to the texts: A Question of Power and “The Collector of Treasures” by Bessie Head, a coloured author. The research for this thesis is conducted from an ethnic literary perspective with careful consideration to critical race theory and cultural studies. From this perspective, the focus of the study is on the struggles that affected both the victim and perpetrator during the apartheid era as well as on the idea that those in power determined what was deemed acceptable and unacceptable, behaviourally and ideologically. Specifically, the plight experienced by the female characters living in a patriarchal society, and the segregation and racial inequality faced by the characters of colour is explored by analysing these characters’ influences, pressures and societal manipulations and constraints in the texts. Thus, this study will provide a more in-depth understanding of Southern African society during the apartheid era and the strategic use of literature to spotlight the subjugation and disparity.
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2010