Of Remedies and Poisons: Recreational Use of Antiretroviral Drugs in the Social Imagination of South African Carers

This article is a thinking exercise to re-imagine some of the principles of a transformational vocational education and training (VET) approach underpinned by participatory democracy and governance, and is drawn from a longer work on an ABC of the principles that could be considered when discussing ways to transform VET for South African learners and teachers. The purpose of this article is to scope out the social, cultural, political, economic and environmental context of VET and to suggest some of the possible ingredients to inspire co-created design. Thus the article is just a set of ideas for possible consideration and as such it makes policy suggestions based on many ways of knowing rooted in a respect for self, others (including sentient beings) and the environment on which we depend. The notion of African Renaissance characterises the mission of a VET approach in South Africa that is accountable to this generation of living systems and the next.

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The Historical Development of Taverns, Inns, and Public Houses

10.1093/oso/9780198826187.003.0002 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Christel Lane

Keyword(s):

Historical Development ◽

Social Economic ◽

Social Hierarchy ◽

Social Imagination ◽

The Social ◽

Societal Context ◽

Changes Over Time ◽

Over Time ◽

Home Consumption

This largely descriptive chapter introduces the reader to the specific features and functions of each type of hostelry and provides a broad-brush picture of their historical development, activities, ways they influenced each other, and importance in their role in out-of-home consumption of food, drink, and sociality. It outlines their social, economic, and political functions, and places them in their societal context. The pub was always the lowest in the social hierarchy among the three. Yet, it has been the longest survivor and has gradually taken over some of the functions formerly performed by inns and taverns. Inns and taverns, however, persist in the British social imagination and, where their buildings have survived, they lend distinction to a village or part of town. Both continuities and changes over time, as well as some overlap between the three hostelries, are described using examples of places and personalities.

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Calcium isotopic patterns in enamel reflect different nursing behaviors among South African early hominins

Science Advances ◽

10.1126/sciadv.aax3250 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (8) ◽

pp. eaax3250 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Théo Tacail ◽

Jeremy E. Martin ◽

Florent Arnaud-Godet ◽

J. Francis Thackeray ◽

Thure E. Cerling ◽

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Keyword(s):

Breast Milk ◽

South African ◽

Early Life ◽

Tooth Enamel ◽

Biological Evolution ◽

Milk Consumption ◽

Interbirth Interval ◽

Australopithecus Africanus ◽

The Social ◽

Life Behavior

Nursing is pivotal in the social and biological evolution of hominins, but to date, early-life behavior among hominin lineages is a matter of debate. The calcium isotopic compositions (δ44/42Ca) of tooth enamel can provide dietary information on this period. Here, we measure the δ44/42Ca values in spatially located microsized regions in tooth enamel of 37 South African hominins to reconstruct early-life dietary-specific variability in Australopithecus africanus, Paranthropus robustus, and early Homo. Very low δ44/42Ca values (<−1.4‰), indicative of milk consumption, are measured in early Homo but not in A. africanus and P. robustus. In these latter taxa, transitional or adult nonmilk foods must have been provided in substantial quantities relative to breast milk rapidly after birth. The results suggest that early Homo have continued a predominantly breast milk–based nursing period for longer than A. africanus and P. robustus and have consequently more prolonged interbirth interval.

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The Everyday in a Time of Transformation: Exploring a Single South African Lifeworld after 20 Years of Democracy

Qualitative Sociology Review ◽

10.18778/1733-8077.13.1.03 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 32-54

Author(s):

P. Conrad Kotze ◽

Jan K. Coetzee

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

South Africa ◽

South African ◽

Sociological Research ◽

Contemporary Debate ◽

The Social ◽

The Everyday ◽

Ontological Turn ◽

The Individual ◽

Epistemological Framework

Transformation has come to be a defining characteristic of contemporary societies, while it has rarely been studied in a way that gives acknowledgement to both its societal effects and the experience thereof by the individual. This article discusses a recent study that attempts to do just that. The everyday life of a South African is explored within the context of changes that can be linked, more or less directly, to those that have characterized South Africa as a state since the end of apartheid in 1994. The study strives to avoid the pitfalls associated with either an empirical or solely constructivist appreciation of this phenomenon, but rather represents an integral onto-epistemological framework for the practice of sociological research. The illustrated framework is argued to facilitate an analysis of social reality that encompasses all aspects thereof, from the objectively given to the intersubjectively constructed and subjectively constituted. While not requiring extensive development on the theoretical or methodological level, the possibility of carrying out such an integral study is highlighted as being comfortably within the capabilities of sociology as a discipline. While the article sheds light on the experience of transformation, it is also intended to contribute to the contemporary debate surrounding the current “ontological turn” within the social sciences.

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Folklorisation and the Emergent Moral Degeneration: A Functionalist Approach

Southern African Journal for Folklore Studies ◽

10.25159/1016-8427/6898 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 30 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Siziwe Mandubu

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

South African ◽

Moral Judgments ◽

Behavioral Norms ◽

South African Society ◽

Moral Principles ◽

Societal Norms ◽

Moral Standards ◽

The Social ◽

Functionalist Approach

Living in an egalitarian society has resulted in the corrosion of the moral base among certain sectors in the community. Some people misconstrue egalitarianism as an authorisation to act as they see fit. Young people, in particular, are gradually losing touch with reality in relation to acceptable behavioral norms in the South African society. Based on the functionalist theory of balancing the social equilibrium among people, the article delineates moral standards as the most fundamental and general principles of behaviour and reflects on how the society expects one to act in certain situations. The article, therefore, explores the primary concepts within functionalism and attempts to outline that the society is a system of interconnected parts that work together in harmony to maintain a state of stability and social cohesion. The article will use the folktale “uDyakalashe noMvolofu” (“The Jackal and the Wolf”) to reflect on the expected societal norms. It demonstrates that folktales, which used to transfer values, morals and shape the conduct of people in the olden days are still appropriate in reshaping the outlook and perceptions of today’s generation. As such, the shrewd nature of folklore in the moral regeneration of the current generation of young people is exposed. While there are many folktales in this category, “uDyakalashe noMvolofu” (“The Jackal and the Wolf”) provides the theme relevant for the analysis of the topic to highlight that moral standards generate moral principles and moral judgments.

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Frontline police employees’ social construction of client service

SA Journal of Human Resource Management ◽

10.4102/sajhrm.v5i3.150 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 38-47

Author(s):

Karel Stanz ◽

G. J. Schwart ◽

W. J. Schurink

Keyword(s):

Social Construction ◽

South African ◽

Qualitative Methodology ◽

Organisational Change ◽

Frontline Employees ◽

South African Police Service ◽

The Social ◽

South African Police ◽

Satisfaction Model

The social construction of frontline employees’ client service plays a major role in organisational success. This study illuminated why frontline personnel are reluctant to accept organisational change which is in line with new policing philosophies. Applying modernist qualitative methodology, and particularly grounded theory within a case study design a ‘process satisfaction model’ was developed with the aim to improve employee satisfaction with internal processes and ultimately service delivery. This model may be used for change in the South African Police Service SAPS) and other government departments.

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A Republic in Time: Temporality and the Social Imagination in Nineteenth‐Century America

American Nineteenth Century History ◽

10.1080/14664650902908268 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 225-226

Author(s):

Andrew Heath

Keyword(s):

Nineteenth Century ◽

Social Imagination ◽

Nineteenth Century America ◽

The Social

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"From The Worst To The Best": An Exploratory Qualitative Study Of The Process Of Social Change At A South African Secondary School

SA Journal of Human Resource Management ◽

10.4102/sajhrm.v1i3.21 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Berendien Van Aswegen ◽

Willem Schurink

Keyword(s):

South African ◽

Social Process ◽

Organisational Change ◽

Gauteng Province ◽

Process Of Change ◽

The Social ◽

Role Players ◽

Analyse Data ◽

Ineffective Schools ◽

Disadvantaged School

The primary aim of the study is to describe an initiative to effect organisational change at a previously disadvantaged school in South Africa’s Gauteng Province. Qualitative methods were used to collect and analyse data on the social process of change in the school. Essays of role players in the change process on their experiences led to important insights. This exploratory study points to a process that was effective in bringing about change at a school and holds promise for constructing a theoretical model of how change could be effected in ineffective schools. OpsommingDie primêre doel van die studie is die beskrywing van ’n organisatoriese verandering by ’n voorheen benadeelde skool in Suid-Afrika se Gauteng Provinsie. Kwalitatiewe metodes is gebruik om data oor die sosiale proses te genereer en te analiseer. Opstelle van betrokkenes by die veranderingsproses oor hulle ervarings het tot belangrike insigte gelei. Hierdie verkennende studie dui op ’n proses wat suksesvol gewerk het om verandering te weeg te bring en hou belofte in vir die ontwikkeling van ’n teoretiese model van hoe verandering in oneffektiewe skole bewerkstellig kan word.

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The black hole of dealing with a disability diagnosis: Views of South African rural parents

African Journal of Disability ◽

10.4102/ajod.v10i0.951 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

Author(s):

Vuyelwa V. Duma ◽

Ntombekhaya Tshabalala ◽

Gubela Mji

Keyword(s):

South African ◽

Rural Setting ◽

Support Needs ◽

Eastern Cape ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Negative Attitudes ◽

Children With Disability ◽

Depth Interview ◽

The Social ◽

Rural Parents

Background: Lack of support systems in the management of health and rehabilitation related problems, including the stigma of giving birth to a child with disability, results in some parents ignoring the doctor’s prognosis of lifelong disability.Objectives: The study was conducted in the Eastern Cape province (ECP) of South Africa (SA) on parents’ views in caring for children with disability in an area with minimal health facilities in a rural setting.Method: Data was collected using exploratory descriptive qualitative methods. A Xhosa-speaking researcher facilitated six focus group discussions and conducted one individual in-depth interview with 37 parents or caregivers of children with disability residing at Happy home. Only one father was interviewed. Thematic analysis was used in interpreting data obtained from interviews.Results: The findings revealed themes indicating key concerns of parents, which were as follows: challenges with disability diagnosis, negative attitudes of health professionals, health and rehabilitation related problems, and lack of support from families and community.Conclusion: Caring for children with disability in a rural setting where services are minimal or not available to the poorest people who mostly need such services is not easy. Thus, to respond appropriately to the health and support needs of children with disability, it is crucial to understand the social context and needs of their families and caregivers. Due to size of the study, findings cannot be generalised. Recommendations are made for further studies to explore the vital issues affecting parents of children with disabilities.

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Data Control Wars: Collaborative Fiction, Transition Design and Technological Sovereignty

Temes de Disseny ◽

10.46467/tdd36.2020.208-239 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 208-239

Author(s):

Andreu Belsunces Gonçalves ◽

Grace Polifroni Turtle ◽

Antonio Calleja ◽

Raul Nieves Pardo ◽

Bani Brusadin ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Negative Effects ◽

Social Imagination ◽

Sociology Of Expectations ◽

Data Control ◽

The Social ◽

Transition Strategies ◽

And Performance ◽

Using Data ◽

Research Action ◽

Political Economic

Data Control Wars seeks to explore the development of different futures regarding the extraction, management and exploitation of data and its political, economic and cultural consequences. It has been designed as a research-action device through play, generative conflict, collaborative fiction and performance with three specific objectives: to observe social expectations regarding the relationship between industry, democracy, citizenship and data; to stimulate social imagination through the simulation of sociotechnical scenarios, thus decolonising imaginaries captured by techno-capitalist logic; and to rehearsal transition strategies towards technological sovereignty. This article presents the Data Control Wars case study and explains its functioning. Moreover, it sets out the theoretical scaffolding – which goes from post-human philosophy to critical design passing through the sociology of expectations – that supports it and presents some of the results. After three activations in three different contexts, Data Control Wars has proven useful as an educational tool to address the potential positive and negative effects of using data, as a space for testing strategies on transition design, as a method to identify some of the myths articulated by the social perception of the technological industry and the power of agency that we hold over it and, finally, as a device to question techno-capitalist cultural hegemony through the construction of other stories about what the technosocial body can be.

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