Youth in Post-Apartheid South Africa

Autor: Amoateng, Acheampong, Biney, Elizabeth
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
Předmět:
Demography
Nation-Building
Anti-Social Behaviour
Technology
Skills Acquisition
Education
South African National Youth Commission
Psychology
Sociology
Population Studies
thema EDItEUR::G Reference
Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTM Regional / International studies

thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences
Geography
Environment
Planning::RG Geography::RGL Regional geography

thema EDItEUR::V Health
Relationships and Personal development

thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBN Public health and preventive medicine::MBNH Personal and public health / health education
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JK Social services and welfare
criminology::JKS Social welfare and social services::JKSN Social work

thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHH African history
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNF Educational strategies and policy
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups
communities and identities

thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studies
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues
Druh dokumentu: book
DOI: 10.4324/9781003468288
Popis: This book investigates the life experiences of youth in South Africa, considering whether contemporary youth have benefitted from the socioeconomic reconstruction of post-apartheid society. Student protests against apartheid drove transformative change in South Africa, and the subsequent new constitution promised positive change for the nation’s youth across a range of sectors. Adopting a sociological perspective, this book uses primary and secondary data sources to illustrate the myriad ways post-apartheid socioeconomic developments have impacted the life experiences of the country’s youth across areas including health, education, family life, economic activity, technology, substance use, and politics. The book considers the historical legacy of colonialism, racism and immigration in shaping the context in which youth experiences in the country have evolved. The book argues that in 1976 South Africa’s youth became the conscience of the nation when they brought the apartheid regime to its knees during the Soweto uprising. What happens to them now will continue to define the nation’s future. This book will be of interest to researchers across the social sciences, most especially in the fields of Sociology, Demography, Development Studies, and Psychology.
Databáze: OAPEN Library