Who Cares?

This scholarly book aims to enhance a socio-scientific examination of social policy in South Africa. It employs interdisciplinary analytical tools that employ historical, political, and socio-economic dimensions. This book presents research conducted within temporal and spatial spheres that are cruc...

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description This scholarly book aims to enhance a socio-scientific examination of social policy in South Africa. It employs interdisciplinary analytical tools that employ historical, political, and socio-economic dimensions. This book presents research conducted within temporal and spatial spheres that are crucial to defining the social landscape of South Africa. Empirical data is derived from two pivotal timeframes: a decade following the introduction of the child support grant in South Africa (in 2008) and the year 2021, influenced by the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This book presents research that is a blend of quantitative and qualitative methodologies. This approach integrates diverse epistemologies to bolster the study and offer additional insights. The qualitative component aims to deconstruct social policy-related phenomena, such as family values, work attitudes, and social assistance to uncover possible causes of success or failure. In addition, the study focuses on the perceptions of lone mothers in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces of South Africa, allowing for a detailed exploration of challenges in economic migration, given the significant population movement between the two provinces. The quantitative component is nationally representative and spans the qualitative primary research focus periods (2008, 2020 and 2021), demonstrating employment and unemployment trends from 2008 to 2021. Additional themes explored in this book include spatial inequalities, unpaid childcare, dignity and poverty.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1576692026-05-19T09:04:07Z Who Cares? Ntshongwana, Phakama Lone mother Families Employment Unemployment Grants Basic income grant Child support grant Children Mothers Social security South Africa Underclass thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology This scholarly book aims to enhance a socio-scientific examination of social policy in South Africa. It employs interdisciplinary analytical tools that employ historical, political, and socio-economic dimensions. This book presents research conducted within temporal and spatial spheres that are crucial to defining the social landscape of South Africa. Empirical data is derived from two pivotal timeframes: a decade following the introduction of the child support grant in South Africa (in 2008) and the year 2021, influenced by the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This book presents research that is a blend of quantitative and qualitative methodologies. This approach integrates diverse epistemologies to bolster the study and offer additional insights. The qualitative component aims to deconstruct social policy-related phenomena, such as family values, work attitudes, and social assistance to uncover possible causes of success or failure. In addition, the study focuses on the perceptions of lone mothers in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces of South Africa, allowing for a detailed exploration of challenges in economic migration, given the significant population movement between the two provinces. The quantitative component is nationally representative and spans the qualitative primary research focus periods (2008, 2020 and 2021), demonstrating employment and unemployment trends from 2008 to 2021. Additional themes explored in this book include spatial inequalities, unpaid childcare, dignity and poverty. 2025-03-23T20:25:13Z 2025-03-23T20:25:13Z 2025-03-20T09:49:54Z 2024 book ONIX_20250320_9781990982149_2 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/100184 9781990982125 9781990982187 9781990982132 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/157669 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/100184/1/BK385.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/100184/1/BK385.pdf AOSIS ITUTA Books 10.4102/aosis.2024.BK385 10.4102/aosis.2024.BK385 c47a1220-d848-4e78-88cd-74f293e3d4f4 9781990982125 9781990982187 9781990982132 ITUTA Books 180 Cape Town open access
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Social security
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Who Cares?
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Basic income grant
Child support grant
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Mothers
Social security
South Africa
Underclass
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