A sociological investigation into the social support systems for the aged A trend report on Bophuthatswana

1988 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 120-130
Author(s):  
D. Milazi
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Support Systems ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Support Systems

scholarly journals Impact of Sexual Transition of Transgendered Adolescents and Young Adults on Social Support Systems in Southern Thailand

2020 ◽  
Vol 72 (1-3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kumarashwaran Vadevelu
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Support Systems ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
The Social ◽  
Southern Thailand ◽  
Social Support Systems ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT This mixed-method study analysed the impact of the transition of transgender adolescents and young adults on their social support systems as well as its consequences in the Provinces of Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat, Southern Thailand. With the aid of open-ended, semi-structured questionnaires, interviews were conducted focussed on how they had experienced their sexual identity, the levels of their feminine, inner selves, the different ways in which they expressed their femininity, the ages at which they had started transitioning, and the unique consequences of their transitioning in society. Content analysis identified the themes and sub-themes that emerged from the data analysis. The research concluded that transitioning had negative effects on the lives of respondents and on the social support systems which they had relied on for acceptance, recognition, inclusion in society, and for ongoing help in addressing adjustment challenges. The study recommended ways whereby acceptance of and social support for transitioning adolescents and young adults might be advanced.

The Importance of Ethnicity in the Social Support Systems of Older New Yorkers

1995 ◽  
Vol 22 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 95-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marjorie H. Cantor ◽  
Mark Brennan ◽  
Anthony Sainz
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Support Systems ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Support Systems ◽  
New Yorkers

scholarly journals A comparison of the relationship between parental efficacy and social support systems of single teen mothers across different family forms in South African low socioeconomic communities

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha L. Coert ◽  
Babatope O. Adebiyi ◽  
Edna Rich ◽  
Nicolette V. Roman
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Support Systems ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Teen Mothers ◽  
Parental Efficacy ◽  
Social Support Systems ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background Teenage parenting is recognised as one of the greatest health and social problems in South Africa. Research in South Africa has shown that by the age of 18 years, more than 30% of teens have given birth at least once. Teen mothers may feel disempowered because they are ‘othered’ and consequently, may develop forms of resistance which in most cases may inhibit their ability to parent. Social support is therefore, an imperative intervention for successful teen parenting but this is not clearly understood in South Africa. This study aimed to compare the relationship between parental efficacy and social support systems of single teen mothers across different family forms. Methods A quantitative methodology with a cross-sectional comparative correlation design was conducted with 160 single teen mothers who resided with a family in a low socio-economic community. The participants completed a self-report questionnaire that comprised of the Social Provisions Scale, and the Parenting Sense of Competence scale. Descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation were used to investigate the data. Results A significant positive relationship between social support and parental efficacy was found. When comparing different family forms, single teen mothers’ residing with one parent reported greater levels of parental efficacy and single teen mothers’ residing with two parents, re-counted high levels of social support under the subscales; guide, reliable and nurture. However, when computing for guardian-skip generation, results show that there is no significant relationship between parental efficacy and social support. As well as no correlation across subscales of social support. Conclusion The positive relationships between social support and parental efficacy are important for planning and applying parenting programmes amongst single teen mothers and facilitating awareness regarding the importance of social support and family forms when considering parenting practices.

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